MLA Raman Arora's call recording with a businessman goes viral; 'I sent you Rs 5 lakh..'

A new twist in MLA Raman Arora's corruption case has come to the fore. On Saturday, Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora's call recording recently went viral on social media.  In the viral call recording, MLA Raman Arora was talking to a local businessman. In Raman Arora's call recording, the businessman can be heard saying that he had paid Rs 5 lakh, but the Corporation officers still visited his property. As per sources, the viral call recording indeed belongs to Raman Arora. The businessman with whom he is talking is named Yashpal Khanna. 

As per sources, Yashpal Khanna paid Rs 5 lakh to MLA Raman Arora to prevent the demolition of his property at Attari Bazaar. It has also been revealed that Yashpal was among the first people to have recorded his statement against the Jalandhar Central MLA. As per Vigilance sources, the audio is 20 minutes long, but currently, only a 41-second audio clip has surfaced. The Bureau has reportedly submitted the audio as evidence as well.  

Below is how the conversation with Raman Arora and the businessman (Translated version)- 

• Businessman: Hello, sir, how are you?
  Raman Arora: I'm fine, fine sir.
• Businessman: Then the corporation officials came again.
  Raman Arora: I said... I'll say it... I’ll say it again... I’ll say it.
• Businessman: Please do say it, sir. We’re always with you, whenever you come, we sit together… there’s no distance.
  Raman Arora: My only request was that... I just... I told them and left... I thought you would handle the matter in the morning. That’s why I left early this morning. Now I don’t know what happened... Anyway, no worries. I’ll say it.
• Businessman: Just like that, I had sent ₹5 lakh earlier… what happened with your side? No problem, you just say it.
  Raman Arora- Yes