AAP and Media Sarkar lodge complaints against each other

The Aam Adami Party (AAP) and Media Sarkar, a news portal which conducted a sting operation showing some AAP candidates accepting funds allegedly through illegal means, on Sunday filed complaints against each other at Indirapuram police station here.

Anuranjan Jha, CEO of Media Sarkar, in a written complaint against AAP, alleged that he was getting threatening calls from its activists.

‘Jha has said in his complaint that he has been getting threats on his phone from AAP activists for the last few days. Besides, Jha’s complaint alleged that he is also being threatened through SMS and AAP activists are using abusive language against him,’ deputy superintendent of police, Ranvijay Singh said.

AAP leader and poet Kumar Vishwas also approached Indirapuram police station with his complaint against the web portal. ‘Kumar has alleged in his written complaint that criminal conspiracy is being fabricated against him by Anuranjan Jha,’ the officer said.

AAP leaders have met Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath and the Election Commissioners on Friday, asking them to stop the circulation of the CD saying it was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

The media portal has handed over a copy of the CD of the sting operation sought by the Delhi CEO.