'Arabpati Aadmi Party': Cong's Maken alleges 7 defected AAP MPs have average net worth of ₹818 cr

With seven AAP MPs in Rajya Sabha crossing over to the BJP, the Congress on Monday said the Arvind Kejriwal-led party's mask is off and alleged that it is a party of billionaires as it gave away Rajya Sabha seats on the basis of money.Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has worked as a proxy of the BJP to counter the Congress in states like Punjab and Gujarat.I have always said AAP is the B-team of the BJP. They should change their name from Aam Aadmi Party to 'Arabpati Aadmiyon ki party (party of billionaires)'," Maken said at a press conference here. He claimed that Sushil Gupta, when he was in the Congress, told him before leaving the Congress that his "setting" with the AAP had been done and he would be given a Rajya Sabha seat. He alleged that the AAP is "anti-national" as it got money from separatist elements in Punjab. "The net worth of per MP of those seven who have left AAP for BJP comes to 818,50,35,420," he claimed.