Atishi claims BJP threatened arrest of 4 more top AAP leaders

Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reached out to her asking her to switch sides or face Enforcement Directorate (ED) action.

In a press conference in Delhi, Atishi said the BJP sent her a message through someone close to her, suggesting she switch to the saffron party to protect and enhance her career. She claims it was made clear to her that she would be arrested by next month if she chose to stay with AAP.

The Delhi Minister went on to accuse the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of setting out to finish the AAP by jailing its top leaders.

According to her, four top AAP leaders - Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP MP Raghav Chadha, party MLA Durgesh Pathak and Atishi herself - have next on the radar of central investigative agencies. She said that BJP has threatened all four of them with arrest.

Soon enough, there would be raids at her own residence and that of her family members, she added.

Several AAP leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his former deputy Manish Sisodia, are already in jail in relation to a probe into the now-scrapped excise policy.