NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party of aiding illegal Rohingyas and Bangladeshis in Delhi by providing them with official documents, allegedly to use them as a vote bank. Former BJP Member of Parliament Parvesh Verma on Tuesday told PTI, "We all know they do not vote for the BJP..
. they are AAP's vote bank." Verma further alleged that once these illegal immigrants set up makeshift tenements (jhuggis) in the city, AAP leaders extended assistance to help them settle, making them eligible to vote in the elections.
" “There is no immediate reaction from AAP regarding the BJP’s claims,” said a party spokesperson. The BJP’s attack on AAP intensified after the party claimed that these illegal immigrants were being settled in the city with help from AAP leaders, who allegedly issued them documents like ration cards to facilitate their voting in elections. Verma, who is preparing to contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls from the New Delhi seat, claimed to have identified areas in his constituency with a high concentration of such individuals.
He also filed a complaint with the district magistrate requesting action on the issue. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who is the sitting Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from New Delhi, took to X, alleging without naming anyone, "They have started buying votes in my constituency. Openly giving Rs 1,000 cash per vote.
" Additionally, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva also charged that ever since t.