Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, sent a letter to the Election Commission of India on Sunday, accusing an assault on his party members in the lead-up to the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for February 5.
Arvind Kejriwal has called on the Election Commission to deploy independent observers in his New Delhi constituency. He also urged the arrest of BJP workers allegedly involved in the attacks and the suspension of the police officers responsible for mishandling the situation.
Arvind Kejriwal has requested the Election Commission to appoint independent observers in his New Delhi constituency. He also called for the arrest of BJP workers accused of being involved in the incidents and the suspension of the police officers responsible for the situation.
I am writing to express my grave concern over the intimidation and harassment being meted out to our grass-root volunteers in the New Delhi Assembly Constituency at the hands of BJP workers and Delhi Police in the run-up to election day,” Kejriwal’s letter read.
He claimed that a senior volunteer from his party was unjustly detained and charged under Section 126 of the BNSS, 2023 at Tilak Marg Police Station. Kejriwal argued that the detention was based on “baseless and fictitious” allegations that the volunteer had previous criminal cases, which he denied.
He alleged that a senior volunteer of his party was illegally detained and charged under Section 126 of the BNSS, 2023 at Tilak Marg Police Station, claiming it was based on “baseless and fictitious” accusations of prior criminal cases, which he said were non-existent.
On Saturday, AAP MLA Mohinder Goyal was reportedly assaulted during a public rally in Rohini while engaging with local residents. In his letter to the Election Commission, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP workers of threatening the families of AAP volunteers, even going so far as to warn of destroying their homes and shops.
Later in the day, during a press conference, Kejriwal stated that the BJP is “rattled” as its seat count is declining, while the AAP is on track for a “historic victory” in the upcoming Delhi elections. Meanwhile, AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh also sent a letter to the Election Commission on Saturday, accusing BJP workers of assaulting AAP members and attempting to prevent them from campaigning in Kejriwal’s constituency.
