Sources in the party said that the CD reportedly showed Sandeep Kumar in a compromising position and also carried some objectionable photographs

Sources in the party said that the CD reportedly showed Sandeep Kumar in a compromising position and also carried some objectionable photographs

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ousted Social Welfare Minister, Sandeep Kumar, from the Cabinet today after receiving an "objectionable CD" of him.

The Aam  Aadmi Party chief took to micro-blogging site Twitter to make the announcement. "Recd "objectionable" CD of minister Sandeep Kr. AAP stands for propriety in public life. That can't be compromised," Kejriwal tweeted.The chief minister held an emergency meet at his residence tonight.

Sources in the party said that the CD reportedly showed Kumar in a compromising position and also carried some objectionable photographs."AAP will not tolerate any allegations of corruption or impropriety. AAP works with a zero tolerance policy. Not just ministers, we have 67 MLAs. We will not tolerate such behaviour from anyone in any position in the party," he added.

Last year on International Women's Day, March 8, 2015, the AAP minister thanked his wife Ritu for "sacrifices" she made for him and added "Main roz subah inke pair chhoota hoon [I touch her feet every morning]". This statement of his received a thunderous applause from audience in the Delhi Secretariat auditorium. 

COMPLAINANT VS AAP 

Former Delhi chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, told India Today Television, "There are nothing but AAP's diversionary tactics. They are simply fooling Delhi voters."

BJP PROTEST

Following the incident, BJP accused the chief minister of failing to take action against Kumar, despite getting a copy of the CD ten days ago.

The BJP has also decided to hold a demonstration outside the chief minister's residence to demand the expulsion of Kumar from the Delhi Assembly and all other MLAs involved in similar cases.

DCW CHIEF LAUDS CM'S DECISION 

Lauding the AAP's government's decision to sack Sandeep Kumar, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal tweeted, "Acts of Sandeep Kumar shocking and unfortunate. Such people don't deserve to be Minister, yet alone WCD Minister! Good Govt has sacked him."

Acts of Sandeep Kumar shocking and unfortunate. Such people don't deserve to be Minister, yet alone WCD Minister! Good Govt has sacked him.

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CD purportedly shows Sandeep Kumar in

compromising positions with two women.

Meanwhile, complainant Om Prakash alleged that the CD was handed over to Kejriwal 15 days ago, however, the CM failed to take any action.

"I had given the CD to Kejriwal 15 days ago. He never took action, so I gave it to Lt Gen Najeeb Jung," Om Prakash told India Today Television.

However, Kejriwal's office refuted the complainant's statements and said that they received the CD at 8 pm today and within half-an-hour, resorted to action against the minister. 

REACTIONS

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Ajay Maken too attacked the AAP, saying three of the six ministers who were initially inducted were caught for alleged "fake degree, corruption, moral turpitude". Ajay Maken tweeted: