Kapil Mishra sits on 'satyagraha' at his residence
10 May 2017 11:29 PM IST
Sacked Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday began an indefinite hunger strike at his residence and threatened not to eat anything until Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reveals who funded the foreign trips of five AAP leaders in the last two years.
In an open letter to Kejriwal, Mishra – suspended from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday after he alleged corruption by the Chief Minister – said he was on a "satyagraha" at his home.
Mishra said he was fasting "all alone in one corner of my house" and would not end his protest until Kejriwal made public the details of foreign trips of the Chief Minister's five friends – Sanjay Singh, Ashish Khetan, Satyendar Jain, Raghav Chadhha and Durgesh Pathak.
"Won't eat anything, will only drink water," Mishra told mediapersons on Wednesday.
He also alleged that he was getting "life threats from international numbers". "I got a call from an international number, but I didn't respond to that. Then I received a death threat on a WhatsApp message," he said.
Mishra said he knew Kejriwal was not bothered about his life and will keep fasting till it was known "where they all visited, why they went, what did they do (during foreign trips) and from whose money did they do all these things".
"Many people have said the amount of the hawala money, discrepancies in donations, cash transactions would be revealed in minutes if this information are made public."
Mishra on Tuesday had filed a graft complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Kejriwal, his relatives, and other AAP leaders.
Mishra slapped at his residence by youth
Sacked Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday afternoon was slapped by a youth while he was on a 'satyagraha' to protest against alleged corruption in the Aam Aadmi Party. The youth, identified as Ankit Bhardwaj, was immediately caught by people present at Mishra's house in Civil Lines and handed him over to the police. "We have registered a case under sections 323 and 506 of the IPC and arrested the accused. Further investigation is on," said a senior police officer.
Soon after the incident, the blame game begun and the political inclination of the man was sought. While some believe he was from the BJP, some said the man belongs from AAP. Reacting to the attack, Mishra said: "The man suddenly attacked me and hit me on my neck before he was caught by the people here." Mishra on Saturday was suspended from the AAP following his series of corruption allegations against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other top party leaders.
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