In a letter to the Union Home secretary, Principal Secretary to LG said Saxena had received a complaint that the AAP allegedly received USD 16 million funding from extremist Khalistani groups for facilitating the release of Devendra Pal Bhullar from Amritsar Central Jail., India News - Times Now
Delhi BJP leaders and workers staged a protest near the Aam Aadmi Party headquarters over the NIA probe recommended by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in the alleged funding received by AAP from a banned terrorist organization. The protesters raised slogans against AAP and its leader Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged that AAP took funds from a banned terrorist outfit, calling it shameful and demanding sedition charges against those involved. The AAP rejected the charge, calling it a conspiracy by the ruling BJP.
LG Vinai Kumar Saxena has recommended a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organization Sikhs for Justice. The move follows a complaint alleging that AAP received $16 million from pro-Khalistan groups. AAP has dismissed the allegations as a political conspiracy.