CD given to AAP 20 days ago, claims alleged whistleblower

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party government had described the action against women and child development minister Sandeep Kumar ‘prompt’. But Om Prakash, who claims

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party government had described the action against women and child development minister Sandeep Kumar ‘prompt’. But Om Prakash, who claims to have uncovered the ‘scandal’, says the “objectionable” CD was provided to the government over a fortnight ago.

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“The CD was delivered to me by an unknown man, five days ago. It was in a bag with some other official documents and a letter which said that this is the reality of your MLA,” Om Prakash told HT on Thursday.

“The man told us that he had approached the Delhi CM with the CD and a formal complaint almost 20 days ago, but there was no action against Sandeep Kumar,” he said.

PWD minister Satyendra Jain, however, rejected the allegations on Thursday. Jain said the CD was received on Wednesday evening and the chief minister took action within 30 minutes.

Soon after the report of dropping Kumar from the cabinet was out, Prakash appeared before the media to talk about how he stumbled upon a sex CD allegedly showing Kumar with two different women in a video and a set of pictures.

“Once we ( Om Prakash and other shopkeepers from Sultanpur Majra) realised what was there in the CD, we decided to hand it over to the Lieutenant Governor’s office. It was finally submitted on Wednesday around 11 am,” said Om Prakash.

Prakash is a wholesaler of wood and coal in Sultanpur Majra - Sandeep Kumar’s constituency. He is running his business in the area for the last 35 years. Though he claims to be a block president of the Congress, the party has denied any association with him.

Delhi Congress spokesperson Sharmistha Mukherjee said, “Om Prakash is not a Congress worker. Once upon a time, he might have been a party member. What I heard is that he is actually a close associate of Sandeep Kumar,” she said.