NEW DELHI: The AAP on Saturday dismissed media reports that lieutenant governor VK Saxena has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, calling them "false" and "misleading".
The party also claimed that the report was an attempt to "divert attention" from a statement by Union home minister Amit Shah referring to Dr BR Ambedkar, which has triggered a political storm.
However, the Bharatiya Janata Party dismissed the AAP's allegations, claiming that the party ruling Delhi was in "panic".
This story is from the December 22, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Amritsar.
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