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Congress, AAP face-off on oath eve

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AAP leaders accuse the Centre of witch hunt.
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal demands probe into funds for Congress and BJP also.
NEW DELHI: Even as the President Pranab Mukherjee has cleared the decks for a minority government in Delhi, Congress and AAP continue to accuse each other adding to the tension between the two parties.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and six others may take oath as ministers at the Ram Lila ground on Saturday. Official sources said the AAP government may be asked to prove majority in the floor of the House by January 3.

Meanwhile, Kejriwal announced from his residence on Wednesday that the Janlokpal bill will be passed in the Assembly within 15 days, and begin inquiries into all irregularities took place in last 15 years of Congress rule.

In response, Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely warned the chief minister-designate against political vendetta and witch hunting, saying: “We will definitely raise our voices if any party tries to settle its political vendetta and does something.”

Referring to the stand against corruption, Singh said it was the duty of every chief minister to fight corruption.

“It is the duty of the chief minister and everybody concerned to fight corruption. When they take oath, they also take an oath to fight corruption. It does not necessarily have to be mentioned in election manifestos,” he said.