NEW DELHI: In a dramatic turn of events on Sunday, the AAP accused the BJP of “kidnapping” its Bawana councillor Ramchandra briefly, a claim vehemently refuted by the saffron party.
According to the ruling party leaders, Ramchandra was “kidnapped” on Saturday night and taken to the BJP office, where he was threatened with being framed in cases involving the ED and the CBI. In a social media post, the AAP leader’s son asserted the involvement of a former BJP councillor in the crime.
Ramchandra, who returned home in some time, repeated these claims in a video message shared by AAP. “Five-six people came to my house in a car in the morning and took me to the BJP office. I was released after my party put pressure. Being a true soldier of Arvind Kejriwal, am not afraid of ED or CBI,” he said.
The AAP claimed that after mounting pressure through social media, Delhi Police got the councillor released within two hours. MLA Dilip Pandey said that the BJP, in collusion with Delhi Police, got AAP councillor kidnapped.
“The BJP kidnapped the AAP councillor in broad daylight and released him only after the party leaders pressured the Delhi Police through social media,” he added.
Dismissing the allegations as baseless and false, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva accused the AAP leaders of making unsuccessful attempts to create confusion among the public. The councillor is home making videos claiming someone has taken him away, he said, adding that there is no mention of any name, no details of where he was taken, or who dropped him off at home.
Sachdeva has urged the Delhi Police to thoroughly investigate the video and take legal action against the guilty.