BJP's Vijay Goel demands apology from Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader refuses

NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel has served Arvind Kejriwal with legal notice for making defamatory statements and allegations and sought an apology failing which he will file a criminal case against the AAP leader.

Goel in the legal notice said Kejriwal made defamatory statements deliberately and with malafide intention through his pre-recorded telephone messages and radio broadcasts.

In a statement issued today, the Delhi BJP said that in view of the "mischievous and baseless" allegations of corruption against Goel by AAP leader, a criminal complaint will be filed against him.

"The Delhi BJP President has already served a legal notice to him. The reply given by Kejriwal has no specific details that could prove even an iota of the allegations levelled against the Delhi BJP President. Hence the Delhi BJP President is compelled to file a criminal complaint against Kejriwal," the statement said.

Kejriwal in his telephone messages and radio broadcasts had asked the people to be mindful in defeating Congress and electing BJP.

A portion of Kejriwal's pre-recorded phone message said, "What do you think if Mr Vijay Goel becomes the Chief Minister of Delhi, then would he run the government with honesty? He would, within four days, leave Sheila Dikshit behind in corruption..."

While a portion of Radio Broadcast said that ...again the same Sheila Dikshit, the same Vijay Goel, the same price hikes, the same corruption, the same BJP and the same Congress.

However, replying to Goel's notice, Kejriwal refused to tender an apology saying there was no question of tendering an apology for his public statements.