Ludhiana, May 13 -- Aam Aadmi Party MLA Ashok Parashar on Tuesday denied allegations of accepting bribes in connection with recruitment in the Ludhiana municipal corporation, terming the charges 'absurd, baseless and completely false'.

Addressing a press conference in Ludhiana, the AAP legislator said the allegations had been levelled during a press conference in Chandigarh by his alleged former personal assistant, Nikhil Sabharwal, in the presence of senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia.

Parashar described the controversy as politically motivated and accused opposition parties of trying to tarnish his image.

Escalating the political confrontation, the MLA challenged Majithia to resolve the issue publicly at Golden T...