Audio clip surfaces of Mann asking supporters to oppose Phoolka

  • | Thursday | 9th August, 2018

Mann is allegedly heard asking the follower not to spoil the AAP rally but oppose Kang.When contacted, Kang claimed the audio clip was true. I never asked the workers to oppose party candidates. The veracity of the audio clip should be checked. Mann had provoked his followers to oppose us tooth and nail in our segments and it still rankles me. BATHINDA: Supporters of AAP’s ousted leader of opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Wednesday released an audio clip in which a male voice, very similar to that of party’s Punjab unit president Bhagwant Mann , is heard telling his supporter to oppose H S Phoolka and Gurwinder Singh Kang.

BATHINDA: Supporters of AAP’s ousted leader of opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Wednesday released an audio clip in which a male voice, very similar to that of party’s Punjab unit president Bhagwant Mann , is heard telling his supporter to oppose H S Phoolka and Gurwinder Singh Kang. Senior advocate Phoolka was AAP candidate from Dhaka seat and Kang from Baghapurana for the 2017 assembly polls.The 7 minute, 54-second clip, which was released in Faridkot, was recorded before the assembly elections held in February 2017. Some AAP members had opposed the candidature of Kang at a rally addressed by party convener Arvind Kejriwal at Nihal Singh Wala town in Moga on November 22, 2016 and demanded a change of candidate.In the clip, Mann and his unnamed follower are allegedly talking about pitting Phoolka against Captain Amarinder Singh as he (Capt) was taking on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal . His follower is heard insisting that he be taken to meet Kejriwal. Mann is allegedly heard asking the follower not to spoil the AAP rally but oppose Kang.When contacted, Kang claimed the audio clip was true. “Mann had opposed me and my close friend Phoolka. I had raised the matter then before the party, but it was ignored. Mann had provoked his followers to oppose us tooth and nail in our segments and it still rankles me. He (Mann) was worried that Phoolka could become the chief minister if the party won,” he said.Mann, who had contested the election from Jalalabad seat, however, denied any knowledge about the clip, saying, “I have not heard about any such clip. I never asked the workers to oppose party candidates. I had addressed 300 rallies and worked very hard for the party’s victory. I could never think of opposing our own candidates. Though I have no group, my opponents are hell-bent on opposing me in any manner and are adopting various ways in tarnishing my image.”Khaira camp member Sakandeep Singh said, “From this audio clip, it is evident that Mann had opposed the party candidates in some assembly segments. The veracity of the audio clip should be checked. If the voice matches that of Mann, strict action should be taken against him for opposing party candidates and provoking his followers to work against them in the assembly elections.”Another Khaira supporter Swarn Singh said Mann had no right to remain the AAP’s Punjab unit president. He should not have been appointed as he was found resorting to similar tactics earlier as well, he added.

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