India, Aug. 10 -- Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday demanded an apology from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), refuting the allegations of irregularities in rice distribution levelled by the principal opposition party.

"Such a malicious campaign appears to be their modus operandi. I give both (AAP Delhi chief) Saurabh Bharadwaj and (AAP leader) Sanjeev Jha 24 hours to withdraw these false allegations and issue a public apology, failing which I will be constrained to initiate appropriate legal proceedings against both of them and hold them accountable for these malicious acts," he posted on X.

Addressing a press conference, Bharadwaj alleged that an Assam-based corporation had approached Sirsa in January, offering...