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New Delhi: The rookie Aam Aadmi Party Delhi government LawMinister, Somnath Bharti, is in deep trouble as he has been accused of trying to influence a witness and tamper with evidence in a case he handled last year.
The Congress and the BJP have demanded that either the lawyer-turned-minister must resign immediately or be removed from office byChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who founded the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP a year ago.
In August last year, Mr Bharti and his client were fighting acorruption case in a CBI court in Delhi when the judge said their conduct is "not only highly objectionable, unethical, but also amounts to tampering with evidence."
Mr Bharti has denied the charges. "Will expose the CBI and its nexus to the hilt, wait for sometime," he tweeted.
Mr Kejriwal and other AAP leaders have not commented so far on the controversy.
"Mr Kejriwal must deliver on his promise that he made to the people ofzero tolerance towards corruption," said Shakeel Ahmad of the Congress ,which props up the minority AAP government.
"This is a very serious allegation against Somnath Bharti. He misbehaved with his law secretary once. Now there is fresh evidence that he tried to tamper with evidence in an important case," said BJP leader Harsh Vardhan, who was chief ministerial candidate in the December Delhi election.
AAP's Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti in deep trouble, accused of 'evidence tampering'
Somnath Bharti was indicted for 'tampering with proof' - The Times of India
Kejriwal's Law Minister Somnath Bharti in soup over 'evidence tampering' allegation : North, News - India Today
Trouble for AAP: Did Delhi minister Somnath Bharti tamper with evidence? | Firstpost
The Congress and the BJP have demanded that either the lawyer-turned-minister must resign immediately or be removed from office byChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who founded the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP a year ago.
In August last year, Mr Bharti and his client were fighting acorruption case in a CBI court in Delhi when the judge said their conduct is "not only highly objectionable, unethical, but also amounts to tampering with evidence."
Mr Bharti has denied the charges. "Will expose the CBI and its nexus to the hilt, wait for sometime," he tweeted.
Mr Kejriwal and other AAP leaders have not commented so far on the controversy.
"Mr Kejriwal must deliver on his promise that he made to the people ofzero tolerance towards corruption," said Shakeel Ahmad of the Congress ,which props up the minority AAP government.
"This is a very serious allegation against Somnath Bharti. He misbehaved with his law secretary once. Now there is fresh evidence that he tried to tamper with evidence in an important case," said BJP leader Harsh Vardhan, who was chief ministerial candidate in the December Delhi election.
AAP's Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti in deep trouble, accused of 'evidence tampering'
Somnath Bharti was indicted for 'tampering with proof' - The Times of India
Kejriwal's Law Minister Somnath Bharti in soup over 'evidence tampering' allegation : North, News - India Today
Trouble for AAP: Did Delhi minister Somnath Bharti tamper with evidence? | Firstpost