Satish Upadhyay objects over AAP's tirade against BJP

Amid the ongoing controversy over government formation in Delhi, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Satish Upadhyay today criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for continuously lashing out at his party.

The AAP has alleged that the BJP is undemocratically trying to form a government in the capital despite lacking the required number of MLAs.

Upadhyay said, "If AAP is saying that BJP lacks numbers and is trying to form the government by horse-trading then they should first answer whether the BJP has claimed that they want to form government in Delhi."

He also accused the AAP of misleading the people of Delhi, asking them to name the MLAs from other parties who are supporting the BJP.

Upadhyay also condemned the AAP for using "objectionable language" with regard to his party and its members.

"AAP has asked for a list of ministers who are supporting the BJP, but let me tell you that we haven't claimed anything, if we claim then it's their constitutional right that they ask us that who all are supporting us," Upadhyay said after his meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

"But we didn't claim anything, we never said that we want to form government we have just one honest stand from day one that you hold elections, BJP is ready to go for them, we don't have any double standards," he added.

"If we are asked to form government we will definitely think about it as forming government is not a crime. We have already formed government in the Centre and in other states. We have 29 members only and before forming the government we will analyze and do micro detailing. It's only through the media that we are getting the information that few other party MLAs are supporting us," Upadhyay further said.

Denying any official invite from the LG so far, Upadhyay also said that the party will never take any undemocratic stand and will always do things in a constitutional way keeping in mind the interests of the residents of Delhi.

Delhi has been under the President's rule since February 17 this year after former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had resigned over the non-introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill in the state Assembly.