Arvind Kejriwal, AAP MLAs visit Mahatma Gandhi memorial, pray for failure of Operation Lotus
India Today
Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party colleagues visited the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in Rajghat to offer prayers for the failure of Operation Lotus.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejrwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs to Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Rajghat to pray for the failure of the BJP's "Operation Lotus".
The visit to Rajghat comes after Arvind Kejriwal called a meeting of AAP MLAs amid poaching fears. The AAP alleged on Thursday that 40 of its Delhi MLAs were targeted by the BJP with an offer of Rs 20 crore each to switch sides, even as all the 62 of its legislators were accounted for during a meeting at Arvind Kejriwal's residence.
During the meeting, 12 AAP MLAs said that they had been contacted by someone from the BJP to break away from the AAP.
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“All MLAs have said they will stay with the party till our last breath,” said AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj.
The meeting that concluded within minutes was physically attended by 53 MLAs, including Kejriwal. Seven MLAs were out of station while minister Satyendar Jain is in jail, said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan had joined the meeting over the phone, he added.
Meanwhile, BJP leaders have dismissed the AAP's "poaching" claim, terming it a "public stunt" by the Kejriwal-led party.
