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Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using 'dishonest' tactics and engaging in 'electoral fraud' by filing applications for new votes from the residences of its cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs).
This comes after AAP MP Sanjay Singh, earlier in the day, accused the BJP of committing "electoral scams". "Union Ministers, BJP MPs, and leaders are playing with the reputation of the Election Commission by throwing dust in its eyes; they are committing electoral scams and frauds," he said. Speaking at a press conference here, Kejriwal called the AAP MP's allegations "extremely shocking" and further highlighted the purported applications for the addition of names to the voter list. "The revelations made by AAP MP Sanjay Singh are extremely shocking. Applications for creating new votes were filed in the months of December and January from the residences of cabinet ministers and MPs of the 'Galli-Galoch' party. An application for making 30 votes has come from a small slum, and an application for making 40 votes has come from a small shop. Who are these people?" Kejriwal said. "The BJP has already accepted its defeat and they do not contest elections, they only do dishonesty. In these elections, our AAP workers have caught each and every dishonesty of theirs," he added. He further claimed that BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri will be made BJP's CM face and proposed a debate between the Chief Ministerial candidates of the BJP and AAP, to be held before the people of Delhi after the "official confirmation" of Bidhuri's candidacy. Taking a dig at Bidhuri, who had also been in the soup for his previous remarks on Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, Kejriwal questioned his contributions towards Delhi's development as a Lok Sabha MP. He questioned what Ramesh Bidhuri has done for the city's progress during his tenure as a Member of Parliament and sought clarity on his vision for the capital. He further challenged Bidhuri to explain what initiatives he would undertake as the CM face of the BJP. "We are getting information that Ramesh Bidhuri's name will be officially announced (as BJP CM face) in the coming one or two days. I congratulate Ramesh Bidhuri on becoming the CM face of BJP. On behalf of the Delhi public, want to ask Ramesh Bidhuri what he did for the development of Delhi while being an MP. What is his vision for Delhi? What works will he get done as the CM face," said Kejriwal. "After the official announcement of his name, there should be a debate between the CM candidates of BJP and AAP in front of the people of Delhi. This is a challenge. We will wait for the official announcement until then," he added. Earlier in the day, AAP MP Sanjay Singh launched a scathing attack on the BJP during a press conference on Saturday, accusing Union Ministers, BJP MPs, and other leaders of undermining the Election Commission's reputation by engaging in electoral fraud, including registering false votes. He claimed that the BJP party's leaders distributed Rs 1,100 openly to buy votes. Kejriwal on Friday, accused the BJP of facilitating a large-scale vote fraud in the New Delhi Assembly constituency, claiming in a press conference that the local election officer has "surrendered to the BJP" and is aiding in fraudulent activities. On January 10, AAP leader and Delhi CM Atishi citing "credible sources" said that they have got to know that BJP will be declaring Ramesh Bidhuri, the person who hurls the 'most abuses' as their CM candidate. Addressing a public gathering, Atishi also referred to BJP as the "Galli-Galoch" party several times and said that Bidhuri is getting rewarded for hurling abuses against her (Atishi) and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The Delhi CM alleged that persons who are most abusive and ill-mannered get the fastest growth in BJP. The Delhi assembly polls will be held in a single phase on February 5 and the counting of votes will take place on February 8. The last date for filing nominations is January 17. The date for scrutiny of nominations is January 18. While last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 20. The Congress, which was in power for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks in the last two assembly elections and has failed to win any seat. In contrast, the AAP dominated the 2020 assembly elections by winning 62 out of 70 seats while the BJP got only eight seats. (ANI)
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