On Monday, Delhi LG, VK Saxena, recommended NIA probe against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP. In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the LG highlighted the complaint he had received from Mr Ashoo Mongia. The complaint is regarding Arvind Kejriwal led AAP receiving around USD 16 million from Khalistani groups. It states that AAP received the funds for facilitating the release of Devendra Pal Bhullar.
Delhi LG, VK Saxena has recommended an NIA probe against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organization “Sikhs for Justice”
LG had received a complaint that Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP had received huge funds – USD 16… pic.twitter.com/11wzfXvgmo
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Allegations Against AAP And Kejriwal-
The letter is based upon the complaint received from Mr Ashoo Mongia, National General Secretary of World Hindu Federation India and Dr. Munish Kumar Raizada, former worker of AAP. The LG has also forwarded the videos received along with other documents in a pen drive to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In the letter dated 3rd May 2024, following allegations has been made-
- The complainant has enclosed a video featuring Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, wherein he has alleged that Kejriwal received funding worth USD 16 million from Khalistani groups between 2014 and 2022.
- Additionally, according to the complainant a secret meeting took between Kejriwal and pro-Khalistani Sikhs at Gurudwara Richmond Hills in New York. During this meeting, Kejriwal allegedly promised to facilitate Devender Pal Bhullar’s release in exchange for significant financial support from Khalistani elements.
- Dr. Munish Kumar Raizada, who was a worker in AAP, shared pictures of Kejriwal with the pro Khalistani Sikh leaders from the same meeting at Richmond Hill. He states that apart from public meetings Kejriwal also had closed door meetings at Richmond Hill Gurudwara. Furthermore, it also states that Kejriwal had written to former President Pranab Mukherjee seeking clemency for Bhullar. The letter dated 27th January 2014 is mentioned below. It states that “our government is sympathetic to the issue” and “recommended to the President the release of Prof. Bhullar.”
- As per news reports of that time, Iqbal Singh was fasting at Jantar Mantar demanding release of Bhullar. On receiving this letter from Kejriwal he ended his fast.
Allegations Made by Pannun-
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Khalistani terrorist and founder of banned organization Sikhs For Justice made sensational allegations. He alleged that “Khalistani groups donated $16 million to AAP (approximately Rs 133.54 crore) between 2014 and 2022. Furthermore, Kejriwal had offered to release Bhullar in return of funds. In a letter published by SFJ he alleged that AAP had received around USD 14 billion in 2014 for forming government and had also used Khalistani funds and votes to win election in 2022.
In a video released by Pannun in March 2024, he said, “Arvind Kejriwal and his associates who call themselves honest Indian Hindus turned out to be more dangerous than the dishonest Indian Hindus. When Kejriwal was not in power in 2014, he came to the US and promised pro-Khalistani groups that he would release Professor Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar within five hours of forming a government. We told them not to trust him at that time. It has been nine years since he came to power.”
Moreover, Republic TV made had made significant revelations in an undercover investigation they carried out in 2018 in the UK. The investigation revealed that Gurcharan Singh, (a member of the formerly banned Dal Khalsa) stating that his group had actively campaigned and had provided funds to AAP in 2017 elections.