#BJP trying to terrorize our donors says #ArvindKejriwal of #AAP pic.twitter.com/FbOKljvPdc
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) December 2, 2014
Arvind Kejriwal has accused BJP of "terrorizing" those who have donated money to AAP.AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal hosted a Rs 20,000 per plate dinner for young professionals, diamond merchants and bankers in Mumbai last week."We collected Rs 91 lakh from the fund-raiser dinner last night. Rs 36 lakh were collected from donor passes, Rs 36 lakh was through cheque donation from those who came and our volunteers collected Rs 21 lakh," AAP leader Preeti Sharma Menon told PTI.To encourage donations, AAP is tweeting online donors' names with the hashtag #IFundHonestPolitics.
For the first time, a political party trying transparent funding n disclosing its list of donors. BJP trying to terrorize our donors. Fair?
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 2, 2014
Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his party will file a criminal defamation case against BJP which has alleged that AAP was diverting funds from NGOs of its leaders.He also blamed the media for "arbitrary coverage" of the allegations leveled by the BJP.
Media has widely covered arbitrary and baseles allegations by BJP against our funding. We are filing criminal defamation against BJP(1/2)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 2, 2014
After the Mumbai AAP had organized a fund raiser lunch for traders in Delhi with an entry fee of Rs 20,000 and collected a whopping sum of Rs 50 lakh,taking the total collection to Rs 1.41 crore in just two such events.Delhi BJP has called for a probe into such fund raising events.and accused AAP of diverting funds from NGOs of its leaders.
Funding of NGOs P.C.R.F. and Kabir connected with Shri Arvind Kejriwal and Shri Manish Sisodiya is a matter of curiosity for the common man.
— BJP Delhi (@BJPDelhiState) December 2, 2014
Through a series of tweets AAP has raised election funding source of BJP as well.
Can BJP deny that 75% of its donations come from unknown sources ?
— Aam Aadmi Party (@AamAadmiParty) December 2, 2014
Is it not a fact that BJP has received Rs 19,42,50,000 as foreign funds between 2004 and 2012 ?
— Aam Aadmi Party (@AamAadmiParty) December 2, 2014
Is it not a fact that BJP accepted donations from DowChemicals, who refused to pay compensation to families of Bhopal GasTragedy victims?
— Aam Aadmi Party (@AamAadmiParty) December 2, 2014
Ms Radha Timblo, who was recently named by the central government in its list of black money account holders abroad ? 2/2
— Aam Aadmi Party (@AamAadmiParty) December 2, 2014
Is it not a fact that 29March2014,Delhi HC found BJP guilty of receiving foreign funds in violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act?
— Aam Aadmi Party (@AamAadmiParty) December 2, 2014
AAP has filed a calling attention motion for discussion on funding of political parities. This motion may come up tomorrow for discussion.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) December 2, 2014
