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Under-fire AAP defends its leader Kejriwal

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today defended its leader Arvind Kejriwal for his controversial comments on sending media persons to jail, saying he was referring to a section of media which was running

“Some channels have been running a campaign against us. We will take up the issue with the Election Commission and give them relevant proofs,” Singh said.

Kejriwal kicked off a controversy by alleging that the media is “sold” and “heavy amounts” have been paid to promote BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi.

He later denied having made the accusation against the media after his remarks came under attack from Congress, BJP and CPI.