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Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Election Commission, alleging attack on AAP workers by the BJP and Delhi Police in the run-up to the Assembly polls.
Delhi Assembly polls: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal (PTI Image)
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has alleged an attack on his party workers and demanded the arrest of those in the BJP allegedly involved in the incident ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls.
He also demanded the Election Commission to appoint independent observers in the New Delhi constituency where he is contesting.
In a letter to the Election Commission on Saturday, Kejriwal cited some alleged incidents of attack on the AAP workers in his constituency.
What Did Kejriwal Say?
Kejriwal said that the AAP workers are being subjected to “harassment” by the BJP workers and Delhi Police.
“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,” he wrote.
“Yesterday, our senior volunteer Chetan (Resident of Princess Park Part-2) was unlawfully detained and booked under section 126 of BNSS, 2023 at Tilak Marg Police Station, on the baseless and fictitious grounds that he has previous cases registered against him, while there are none. He was brazenly charged with actions that he had never committed. He was also subjected to severe physical abuse by the Police officials to the point that he fainted and was subsequently rushed to Lady Harding Hospital. Later on, after a lot of struggle, he was produced before the Return Officer/ SDM concerned and granted bail, in a matter in which he was brazenly framed…” Kejriwal alleged.
AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal writes to the Chief Election Commissioner claiming that AAP workers in the New Delhi Assembly are being intimidated and harassed by BJP workers“I am writing to express my grave concern over the intimidation and harassment being meted out to our… pic.twitter.com/VEREQFx9Xr
— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2025
AAP MLA Mohinder Goyal was allegedly assaulted during a public meeting in Rohini on Saturday. The incident had occurred when Goyal, the AAP candidate from the Rithala Assembly seat, was interacting with the locals of Pocket H in Sector 11.
Sanjay Singh Writes To Election Commission
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday wrote to the ECI and alleged assault on the party workers by the BJP workers. He also alleged that the BJP workers stopped the AAP from campaigning in the New Delhi constituency.
Arvind Kejriwal is in a triangular contest, facing BJP’s Parvesh Verma and Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit in the New Delhi constituency.
Delhi will vote in all 70 Assembly seats on February 5 and the counting of votes will take place on February 8.
