Dinesh Mohaniya

Dinesh Mohaniya is an Indian politician belonging to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He is an MLA from Sangam Vihar constituency. He defeated the BJP candidate Shiv Charan Lal Gupta and Congress candidate Jag Parvesh (Sajjan Kumar's son) in the Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2013.[1][2]

In 2014, Mohaniya alleged that the BJP leader Sher Singh Dagar offered him ₹ 40,000,000 to help BJP form the state government in Dehli. AAP released sting footage of the conversation between the two.[3] In 2015 Mohaniya again contested from Sangam Vihar and won by 44000.

Arrest

On 25 June 2016, Dinesh Mohaniya was arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly assaulting a 60-year-old man and for sexually assaulting a woman.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "BJP highlights close fights to improve workers' morale". Economic Times. 2013-12-12.
  2. ↑ "If it is the victory of the 'common man' then is dynasty politics doomed in India?". Dainik Bhaskar. 2013-12-08.
  3. ↑ "AAP releases video claiming BJP trying to 'buy' support". The Times of India. 2014-09-08.
  4. ↑ "AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya arrested in assault case". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 Jun 2016.


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