New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday claimed that Rs. 1,400 crore was distributed in some media houses to defame the party.

After all the conterversy on the funding and the sting operation accused by a news portal “Media Sarkar”, the allegations seem to be made by AAP as a counter reference for the same.

Arvind Kejriwal in his tweet said, “I am told Rs. 1,400 crore have been distributed to a few media houses. Who are these media houses?”

The sting that came out on Thursday showed AAP leaders, including Shazia Ilmi, candidate from south Delhi’s R.K. Puram, accepting donations without proper verification days before the December 4 Delhi assembly polls to raise funds for the party, however the party also held a press conference in Delhi on Sunday in which it gave a clean chit to all its members featured in the video.

A party leader, Yogendra Yadav addressing the press said, ” A Portions have been edited and deleted to show AAP candidates in bad light. There is political motivation behind the operation. All our members are honest and innocent.”

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan said,”We will soon be filing civil and criminal defamation cases against the media portal and some channels, we will sue the media portal’s chief executive officer Anuranjan Jha as well as some other media houses for their misconduct.”