Will file defamation cases against Delhi CM Atishi, AAP MP Sanjay Singh: Cong’s Sandeep Dikshit

Dikshit, son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, is contesting the upcoming assembly elections in the national capital, against former CM and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal

Congress candidate from the New Delhi Assembly constituency Sandeep Dikshit has said that he will file defamation cases against Delhi chief minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh over their allegation against him of receiving financial support from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

At a press conference, Dikshit said, “5-6 days ago, Delhi CM Atishi said that I am taking a huge amount of money from the BJP... For the last 10-12 years, they have targeted Congress, me and my family. I have several questions to ask AAP from the last 10-12 years...”

“He (Arvind Kejriwal) used to walk around with 360-page evidence against the Sheila Dikshit government. BJP's Vijay Kumar Malhotra told me that a delegation of BJP met Arvind Kejriwal after he became CM and asked for that evidence. Arvind Kejriwal showed 360 newspaper cuttings. He is the first person who gives newspaper cutting as evidence,” the Congress leader added further.

Dikshit, son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, is contesting the upcoming assembly elections in the national capital, against former CM and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

Earlier, Atishi and Singh alleged in a press conference that BJP was funding Congress candidates in Delhi. Atishi claimed Sandeep Dikshit and the Congress candidate from Jangpura, Farhad Suri, are receiving support from the BJP.

She said it’s evident that Congress has a nexus with BJP in Delhi elections.

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“The day when CM Atishi said that we are taking money from BJP, that day former PM Manmohan Singh passed away. That is why we could not do a press conference. After this press conference, I will file a criminal and civil defamation case against CM Atishi and Sanjay Singh. I will ask them to give me Rs 10 crore. I will donate Rs 5 crore for Yamuna cleaning and Rs 5 crore for the issue of pollution in Delhi,” Dikshit stated.