New Delhi: The Centre today said, the Delhi High Court that AAP leaders, including CM Arvind Kejriwal, have not provided the information sought by them on the funding received by the party.
We have asked for certain details from them regarding bank accounts and other information vide our letter dated November 4, 2013. We had also sent another letter to them. But there is no answer, Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra, appearing for the Ministry of Home Affairs, said the court.
Meanwhile, the bench headed by Justice Pradeep Nandrajog asked petitioner advocate M L Sharma to also impaled AAP as one of the respondents in the PIL filed by him seeking lodging of a criminal case against founding members of the party, including Kejriwal, for allegedly receiving foreign funds in violation of law.
AAP is a registered political party. Why you have not made them a party? File an amended memo of parties by next date of hearing i.e. February 5, the bench said. The High Court had earlier asked the Centre to look afresh into the accounts of AAP to find out the source of money received by it after its beginning.
Bureau Report
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