BJP Holds Protests Close to Kejriwal’s Residence Over ‘Pretend’ Voter Registrations – News18
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Forward of the Delhi elections on February 5, Kejriwal sparked one other row when he accused the BJP of “manipulating” electoral rolls by registering “faux voters” from UP and Bihar.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal (PTI Picture)
The Delhi BJP held a protest on Friday in opposition to the AAP for allegedly making “faux” claims about registration of voters from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar within the electoral rolls forward of meeting polls.
Lots of of protesters holding placards like “Purvanchal Virodhi Kejriwal” raised slogans in opposition to AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, with some trying to breach the safety barricades close to his residence.
Slogans akin to “Litti chokha khayenge, Kejriwal bhagayenge”, “Chhathi Maiya ki jai”, and “Purvanchal Virodhi Kejriwal murdabad” echoed in the course of the protest.
A protester, talking to PTI, stated, “Purvanchalis have been known as faux voters. This anger won’t subside till we take away Kejriwal from right here.” One other protester added, “He has humiliated us. Throughout Anna Hazare’s motion, he used us and made us endure police lathis. And now, he’s calling us faux voters.” Throughout the protest, the demonstrators tried to breach safety barricades and transfer nearer to Kejriwal’s residence.
Nevertheless, the police used water cannons to disperse the group and prevented them from advancing additional. Based on police officers, greater than 20 protesters had been detained for protesting with out legitimate permission.
“They had been bundled into police buses and brought to completely different police stations,” a senior police officer stated.
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BJP MP Manoj Tiwari stated, “Arvind Kejriwal has at all times insulted the Purvanchali neighborhood. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, he made a number of objectionable statements, and now he has referred to them as ‘faux voters’. We won’t neglect this insult, and neither will the folks of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Bihar. This betrayal will stay etched within the reminiscence of Delhiites as effectively.”
Kejriwal on Thursday accused BJP of manipulating the electoral rolls by registering “faux” voters from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in his constituency, New Delhi, forward of meeting polls.
In a proper criticism to the Election Fee, Kejriwal raised issues over functions for the addition of 13,000 new voters between December 15 and January 8.
Addressing the media after lodging the criticism, Kejriwal stated, “Apparently many of those voters have been introduced in from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and different neighbouring states to create faux voter registrations. This manipulation undermines the election course of.” Kejriwal’s remarks sparked an instantaneous backlash from BJP with social gathering leaders condemning his feedback.
Elections for the 70-member Delhi meeting are scheduled on February 5. Votes will probably be counted on February 8.
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