Vinod Kumar a former journalist and AAP candidate from the border constituency of Bhoa has  alleged that he has been instructed to deposit Rs one crore as party fund or forget about the candidature.

AAP Punjab in-charge Sanjay refuted the allegation of demanding money levelled by AAP candidate from Bhoha, Vinod Kumar.

Sanjay said, "If anyone proves the allegations of demanding money, I will not only leave politics but quit public life as well. I am ready to face any inquiry regarding it."

"Vinod was not working hard and his campaign was going on a low pace so we were thinking about changing candidate from the seat. Even in the last meeting of Kejriwal with candidates at Sangrur, few candidates were warned for their poor performance and Vinod was among them," said Sanjay.

"His own campaign incharge sent different reports of his daily activities that show he was lying. He was called and given one week time to pace up his campaign but he could not. Even in the PAC meeting held on Friday it was discussed to replace candidate from Bhoha" said Sanjay.

"It is not the first time that anybody has leveled allegation against me. A person named Pavittar Singh held a press conference and alleged me of demanding money, after that a women, Hardeep Kingra and Davinder Sherawat leveled allegations against me but when it came to show proof the allegations fell flat," he said.

"There were rumors that I wanted to contest elections in Punjab but there is nothing true in that. I was asked by party to contest elections in Delhi but I refused it that time and again repeat that I am not here to contest elections," said Sanjay.

Meanwhile Vinod Kumar said, "I was called on November 12 at a house in Chandigarh. AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Durgesh Pathak told me that I was not campaigning properly. They told me to get Rs 1 crore deposited with them so that they could take care of my campaigning.”

"I told them that AAP was fighting against corruption and our agenda was to campaign and contest polls without spending money. How could anyone who contests elections by spending Rs 1 crore be honest?"

"When I questioned them, they told me to take Rs 30 lakh and give up my claim on the ticket for the Bhoa seat. I suspect that if they were demanding Rs 1 crore from me, they could have been offered Rs 2 crore by someone else to get me replaced as the AAP candidate," Kumar said.

By Premji