New Delhi: Ahead of an important meeting of the Aam Aadmi party MLAs called by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, some MLAs were untraceable and the party was not able to connect with them.
The meeting was scheduled to begin by 11 a.m. at the CM's residence, but it has been delayed as all the MLAs have not reached his residence yet.
Talking to media, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "We are unable to connect with some of the MLAs, but we are sure that later or sooner they will attend the meeting. "There may be traffic problems or others, but they are coming one by one," he told the media.
"We want to make sure that the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi will not collapse and we are very much sure that all MLAs will join the meeting soon," Bhardwaj told the media.
The AAP has 62 MLAs in the Delhi Assembly out of which 50 MLAs have reached the meeting venue. Meanwhile, one of the cabinet ministers Satyendra Jain is in judicial custody.
Earlier on Monday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that he had received an offer by the Bharatiya Janata Party to split the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in what he claims was a quid pro quo as the CBI initiated a probe into the Delhi's now withdrawn excise policy.
In a tweet today, Sisodia wrote in Hindi and said that he has received an offer by the BJP to join them by splitting the AAP in return for getting the cases of CBI and ED against him closed.
"My reply to the BJP is - I am a descendant of Maharana Pratap, a Rajput. I will cut off my head but will not bow down to the corrupt and those who conspire. All the cases against me are false. Do what you want to do," Sisodia tweeted.
Last week, CBI conducted searches on Sisodia's official residence and carried out raids at several places in connection with the alleged corruption in the implementation of Delhi's Excise Policy.
The AAP has said the allegations of corruption are politically motivated.
Claiming innocence, both Sisodia and AAP said that the Deputy CM was targeted because he is a Minister in the Arvind Kejriwal-led government.
(With inputs from ANI)
