Targeted as i am a Dalit: AAP MLA

NEW DELHI: Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Sandeep Kumar, who was sacked from his post over an alleged sex scandal, said on Thursday that he was targeted because

NEW DELHI: Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Sandeep Kumar, who was sacked from his post over an alleged sex scandal, said on Thursday that he was targeted because he was poor and Dalit.

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“This is a conspiracy against me as I belong to Valmiki Samaj. There should be a probe into this matter. I am very hurt by watching the video on television. There is no authenticity of this CD. Authenticity should be checked,” he told reporters at his residence in New Delhi.

Kumar was removed as Delhi women and child welfare minister on Wednesday over a video purportedly showing the 35-year-old in a compromising position with two women. “I am the only Dalit face of the party. I have been popular among Dalit community, that’s why a conspiracy has been hatched against me. Other political parties are after us as we do not have a political background,” he said, stressing there was a conspiracy against him and his party.

Reports said the nine-minute video showed Kumar, the legislator for Sultanpur Majra, with a woman. There was another clip with a separate woman.