India, Aug. 10 -- Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday threatened legal action against Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj, who alleged irregularities in the BJP-led Government's proposed procurement and distribution of subsidised rice and claimed that a Rs 22,000 crore scam was being planned over the next three years.

AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha also raised questions over the manner in which the subsidised rice was procured and subsequently sold.

Food and Supplies Minister Sirsa gave the AAP leaders 24 hours to withdraw their allegations and issue a public apology, failing which he said he would initiate appropriate legal proceedings against them.

Earlier, Bharadwaj, during a press conference, said the Rekha Gupta Government and a...