After a sting operation, the BJP expels four Delhi councillors on corruption charges.

  • April 18, 2022, 10:57 a.m.

The BJP has expelled four municipal councillors in Delhi over charges of corruption following a sting operation conducted by a news channel. Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta expelled the councillors -- Amarlata Sangwan (Timarpur ward), Saroj Singh (Trilokpuri), Atul Kumar Gupta (Kondli) and Radha Devi (Mongolpuri) -- from the party on April 15.

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that Saroj Singh's husband, Sher Singh, and Radha Devi's husband, Raju Rana, have also been expelled from the party as they featured in the sting operation. The sting operation showed the leaders demanding money for various municipal projects in their wards. According to the party, the leaders faced "clear" charges of corruption.

"As per the constitution of the BJP, your primary membership is scrapped with immediate effect and you are expelled from the party," read the expulsion orders issued by the Delhi BJP president. The BJP maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, said the order. Last year, the BJP suspended three of its councillors after facing corruption charges.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

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