Sacked AAP minister dares Kejriwal to take lie detector test
May 08, 2017  12:59
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After alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took a bribe worth Rs 2 crore from Satyendra Jain, former Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Monday said he is ready to even take a lie detector test substantiate his claims.

Mishra said, "I'll request ACB and CBI to order a lie detector test for me, Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain...then the truth will prevail."

Mishra has submitted all the documents in the case - sealed in a yellow envelope - to the Anti-corruption bureau (ACB). He says that he will knock the doors of the CBI too, and see to it that the crime does not go unpunished.
Kapil Mishra, who was on Saturday sacked as minister, alleged he was an "eyewitness" to health and PWD minister Satyendra Jain handing over Rs two crore to Kejriwal.

Mishra also claimed Jain had told him in private conversation that he had "settled" a Rs 50 crore land deal in favour of a relative of the chief minister.

The bombshell prompted calls from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress for Kejriwal's ouster, but AAP stood solidly behind its leader, insisting there was no merit in the allegation and that "even his (Kejriwal's) enemies will not believe it".    

Mishra, who was Delhi's water resources minister before being sacked, had sided with another top leader Kumar Vishwas in his fight with Kejriwal before the two called truce.

"I saw with my own eyes Satyendra Jain giving Rs 2 crore cash to Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. When I asked Kejriwal, he said such things happen in politics and it will be revealed later," Mishra told reporters after paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.

"Jain personally told me that he had settled a land deal worth Rs 50 crore of Kejriwal's relative. When I told Kejriwal, he said that it was a lie and asked me to have faith in him," Mishra said. 


Image: Kapil Sharma pays homage at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi at Rajghat, Delhi.

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