‘BJP asked me to join or face arrest’ — Atishi says 4 more AAP leaders may be arrested

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New Delhi:Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi claimed Tuesday that the ruling BJP had asked her to join them or face arrest within the next one month...

She also alleged that three other senior AAP leaders Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and MLA Durgesh Pathak would be arrested in the next two months...

Atishi, who has been holding fort in the Delhi government following the arrests of the partys senior leaders, and most recently Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, told the media that the BJP had approached her through a personal friend...

The minister said more arrests were highly possible as the ED had mentioned her and Bhardwajs names in a Delhi court Monday, while seeking judicial custody for Kejriwal in the excise policy case.. The ED Mondaytold the courtthat Kejriwal had said that co-accused Vijay Nair reported to Atishi and Bhardwaj, not to him...

This is because the BJP fears that AAP will carry on with determination in spite of the arrests of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and Satyendar Jain And wants to embroil the rest, she said.. Atishi said the huge turnout at Delhis Ramlila Ground Sunday was proof of the peoples support for the AAP..

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