1st of all, please go thro the AAP allegations minutely. He is not saying Satish Upadhyay is doing anything illegal. He is saying, quote unquote 'Im just pointing out to a conflict of interest'. Meaning, how can a Political Unit Chief be involved in business?? There was a big article in TOI, which clearly says, that, there is nothing illegal in Satish Upadhyay being a Director in a company engaged in the supply of Electricity Meters. But, the timing of this revelation is just to implant doubt in voter mind, since, power tariff issue is quiet a sensitive one in Delhi. If Conflict of Interest is really an issue, tomorrow anyone can tell Kejriwal, that, look 'He is married as well as leading a Political Party'. Implying married people shud do justice to their family 1st, rather then the public. We r all in Conflict of Interests, blogging away from our offices, who r paying our huge salaries. Real and actual conflict of interest is when, let us say, if Satish Upadhyay is on the Reliance Board which is actually billing the customers and also wants to become CM. Which means, as CM he can control the billing in favor of Reliance. Real and actual conflict of interest example is like Ex-BCCI Chairman Srinivasan, who also heads India Cements which is the owner of Chennai Super Kings. Meaning, he has gifted his company an IPL league team, by virtue of being the Chairman of BCCI. Real and actual conflict of interest example is when Srinivasan keeps maintaining Dhoni as CSK Captain, on the India Cements Board as well as Indian Team Captain. Going by the overseas performance of Dhoni, he shud have been replaced as India Team Captain, long time back. Real and actual conflict of Interest wud come into affect, if Satish Upadhyay, if he becomes CM, or Minister in Delhi, passes a rule which makes it mandatory for Public to install only his electricity meters in all houses. On the contrary, Satish Upadhyay is just a Director of a firm, which supplies electircity meters to all Power Distribution Companies in Delhi. And, there r many firms like his engaged in the supply of Electricity Meters. And, he is doing it since many years, including the 49 days Kejriwal was CM. If Kejriwal was a true honest politician, he cud have revealed this long time back. But, he choose to do it when all opinion polls r showing he is just below BJP in percentage points. Realizing, he needs something sensational to tip the scales in his favor. He has previously faced the consequences of hurling baseless allegations. Which smartly he has side stepped by saying, that, 'Im only referring to Conflict of Interest'. Satish Upadhyay has rightly picked up the gauntlet and given him a 24hr notice. Things will only get more exciting, from now on. All these OpInion Polls being conducted by tremendously Secular media groups, who r grudgingly finding out thro their surveys that, BJP is the clear winners. All these OpInion Polls no doubt have been tampered with, in spite of which, they have to show that BJP is leading, grudgingly. It's a Do-or-Die situation for both, the Secular as well as the Anarchists (AAP). May God Bless the deserving!!
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