BJP offered me CM's post if I break AAP: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Sisodia said he was surprised when someone came to him with a message that he has two offers from the BJP

Manish Sisodia
File Photo of Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia
Press Trust of India Ahmedabad
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 22 2022 | 3:13 PM IST
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed the BJP offered him the chief minister's post if he broke the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Addressing a press conference here, Sisodia said he was surprised when someone came to him with a message that he has two offers from the BJP.

"The messenger said one was that all big cases registered against you by CBI-ED will be taken back. The other offer was that I break the party and they will make you chief minister, the AAP leader claimed.

"I gave a clear political answer to them, saying Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is my political guru and I have learnt politics from him. I have not come into politics to be CM or PM," Sisodia said.

AAP national convener Kejriwal and his deputy Sisodia on Monday arrived on a two-day visit to Gujarat, where the Assembly elections are due this year-end.

During the visit, the two AAP leaders will hold discussions on employment and education with youth ahead of the state polls.

Their visit comes amid a row over alleged irregularities in Delhi's excise policy and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registering an FIR against Sisodia.

This is Kejriwal's fourth visit to Gujarat this month.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Manish SisodiaAam Aadmi PartyBJP

First Published: Aug 22 2022 | 12:56 PM IST

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