NEW DELHI: BJP on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of paying for The New York Times to introduce the education minister Manish Sisodia on its front page, an allegation that the party led by Arvind Kejriwal labeled as “utterly funny and stupid”.
Speaking to the media, BJP leader Parvesh Varma held up the New York Times and Khaleej Times and said: “This is a photo of both newspapers. Both newspapers have the same reporter, the same article, word for word, the same six pictures in both. Did that ever happen? ”
The AAP hit back, pointing out that the Khaleej Times article attributed the New York Times and defamed the claim of “paid news.”
“I challenge them, use whatever money you have, whatever power you have. Try and get a New York Times article if you think it’s possible,” said AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj, adding: “They’re lying on national television! The New York Times credits their employee (Karandeep Singh). In Khaleej Times, it’s written underneath the article – New York Times courtesy. ”
Another AAP leader, Raghav Chadha, called the claim ridiculous. “There is no news of any BJP leaders printed there. BJP calls itself the biggest party in the world. It is the richest political party. They will be on the front page of the New York Times daily if someone can buy them,” Chadha tweeted.
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal accused the Center of targeting Sisodia because it failed to earn international praise for an AAP minister. “In a way, Sisodia has been proclaimed the best education minister in the world. The biggest newspaper that wrote about Delhi’s education revolution and also carried a photo of Sisodia,” Kejriwal said and added that the last time India’s name appeared in NYT passed mass death due to Covid.
“A day later, CBI came to his house. There will be many obstacles, but our work will not stop. CBI has orders from above to target us. Let it do its job, he added.
Sliding tongue
The controversy began when Kejriwal, while praising Sisodia before it was published in the NYT, said: “It is very difficult to get a news article to be published in the New York Times, the largest newspaper of the most powerful country in the world. .”
He quickly clarified: “It is very difficult for a story to be published in the New York Times. Presidents and Prime Ministers of every country in the world want their names and photos to appear on the front page of the NYT.”
Grasp this, Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi tweeted “Chor ki dadhi mein tinka (a guilty conscience without whistleblower)”.
BJP MP for North East Delhi Manoj Tiwari also cited a story accusing the AAP of “wasting” public money on going public. “Caught here as well. New York Times and Khaleej Times are word for word … same author. Shameless AAP are wasting Delhi public’s money to publish their photos by paying,” Tiwari tweeted in Hindi.
West Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma stated that the story bears the image of a private school and not run by the Delhi government.
(With input from agencies)
Speaking to the media, BJP leader Parvesh Varma held up the New York Times and Khaleej Times and said: “This is a photo of both newspapers. Both newspapers have the same reporter, the same article, word for word, the same six pictures in both. Did that ever happen? ”
The AAP hit back, pointing out that the Khaleej Times article attributed the New York Times and defamed the claim of “paid news.”
“I challenge them, use whatever money you have, whatever power you have. Try and get a New York Times article if you think it’s possible,” said AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj, adding: “They’re lying on national television! The New York Times credits their employee (Karandeep Singh). In Khaleej Times, it’s written underneath the article – New York Times courtesy. ”
Another AAP leader, Raghav Chadha, called the claim ridiculous. “There is no news of any BJP leaders printed there. BJP calls itself the biggest party in the world. It is the richest political party. They will be on the front page of the New York Times daily if someone can buy them,” Chadha tweeted.
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal accused the Center of targeting Sisodia because it failed to earn international praise for an AAP minister. “In a way, Sisodia has been proclaimed the best education minister in the world. The biggest newspaper that wrote about Delhi’s education revolution and also carried a photo of Sisodia,” Kejriwal said and added that the last time India’s name appeared in NYT passed mass death due to Covid.
“A day later, CBI came to his house. There will be many obstacles, but our work will not stop. CBI has orders from above to target us. Let it do its job, he added.
Sliding tongue
The controversy began when Kejriwal, while praising Sisodia before it was published in the NYT, said: “It is very difficult to get a news article to be published in the New York Times, the largest newspaper of the most powerful country in the world. .”
He quickly clarified: “It is very difficult for a story to be published in the New York Times. Presidents and Prime Ministers of every country in the world want their names and photos to appear on the front page of the NYT.”
Grasp this, Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi tweeted “Chor ki dadhi mein tinka (a guilty conscience without whistleblower)”.
BJP MP for North East Delhi Manoj Tiwari also cited a story accusing the AAP of “wasting” public money on going public. “Caught here as well. New York Times and Khaleej Times are word for word … same author. Shameless AAP are wasting Delhi public’s money to publish their photos by paying,” Tiwari tweeted in Hindi.
West Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma stated that the story bears the image of a private school and not run by the Delhi government.
(With input from agencies)
