‘Environment Of Terror’: Atishi Makes Explosive Claims In opposition to Kalkaji Rival Bidhuri As Delhi Polls Inch Nearer | India Information
Delhi Meeting Polls: Within the run-up to the Delhi Meeting polls, CM Atishi on Wednesday fired a recent cost towards Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) chief and occasion’s candidate from the Kalkaji seat Ramesh Bidhuri accusing him of making an environment of “terror” within the constituency.
Whereas addressing media reporters within the nationwide capital, Atishi levelled critical allegations of “hooliganism” and using “profanity” towards Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) staff by Bidhuri and his associates.
The recent set of allegations towards the BJP chief got here days after he confronted flak from the opposition events, Congress and the AAP over his controversial remarks on Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi and Atishi.
Launching a scathing assault on Bidhuri and demanding motion from the Election Fee of India (ECI) on the matter, the Delhi CM stated that he and his staff have been indulging in hooliganism.
“Ramesh Bidhuri and his staff will not be contesting elections, they’re doing hooliganism. We demand from the Election Fee that motion needs to be taken on this matter,” Atishi stated in a press convention.
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Atishi asserted that folks claiming to be nephews of Bidhuri have been threatening AAP staff whereas grabbing their collars and “burning” the marketing campaign supplies together with pamphlets.
“Ever since Rakesh Bidhuri is contesting elections from Kalkaji, BJP has created an environment of terror within the Kalkaji Vidhan Sabha area. In each space, BJP staff, and a few individuals who declare to be the ‘bhatijas (nephews)’ of Ramesh Bidhuri, are threatening AAP staff, grabbing their collars. They’re snatching and burning the marketing campaign supplies,” she stated.
In the meantime, AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal additionally joined the information convention and additional added to Atishi’s claims saying that the occasions described by her weren’t restricted to 1 meeting constituency.
“What Atishi stated will not be restricted to only one meeting constituency. BJP has resorted to hooliganism,” he stated. “Any occasion or candidate resorts to violence solely after they see that it’s unimaginable to win peacefully. BJP is heading in direction of a historic defeat in Delhi. It is going to be written in historical past {that a} occasion will lose so badly,” Kejriwal added.
Taking a dig at Union House Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Police, Kejriwal stated that police have been now campaigning for the BJP whereas serving to “goons” indulging in hooliganism. “Amit Shah has now taken cost and your complete Delhi Police is now campaigning for BJP. They assist BJP goons in committing hooliganism. Cash, items, and sarees are being distributed and the police have been serving to on this,” he added.
Moreover, to again her claims towards Bidhuri, the Delhi CM narrated numerous incidents alleging hooliganism from the aspect of saffron occasion staff, saying that AAP ward president Arun Chauhan from Giri Nagar was abused by BJP’s Rajeev Bhati, who claims to be a nephew of Bidhuri.
“On January 15, within the Giri Nagar space, AAP ward president Arun Chauhan and our girls wing group have been campaigning door-to-door. BJP’s Rajeev Bhati, who claims to be a nephew of Bidhuri, abused our occasion staff, snatching away the pamphlets they’d,” Atishi added.
She additional alleged {that a} younger man Ankit Gupta, who was campaigning for AAP, was slapped by BJP staff on January 19.
In the meantime, Atishi stated that AAP’s Deepa Singh from Govindpuri obtained a name from Bidhuri, who instructed her to rejoin the BJP or else she can be arrested after the election outcomes.
“On January 19, considered one of our staff Deepa Singh who lives in Govindpuri acquired a name from Ramesh Bidhuri at 11:40 PM and he instructed her to come back again to BJP or else he’ll get you arrested after (February) eighth. On the identical day, considered one of our employee’s family members Ankit Gupta was slapped by the BJP staff,” Atishi added.
The Delhi CM additional accused the BJP staff of issuing threats, saying that one other nephew of Bidhuri stated that he would break the palms and legs of AAP staff in the event that they did not stay of their properties.
“On January 20, when considered one of our girls staff objected to BJP’s group tasking kids with placing up posters, they used profanity towards her. On January 21, Ramesh Bidhuri’s nephew Manish threatened our staff to remain at house or else he would break their palms and legs,” Atishi instructed the media.
This comes because the meeting elections in Delhi nears its graduation date and the chaos between AAP and BJP retains intensifying over numerous points. The nationwide capital will go to the polls on February 5 and the counting of votes will happen on February 8.
A 3-way contest is on the playing cards in Delhi between the ruling AAP, BJP, and Congress. Congress, which was in energy for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks within the final two meeting elections and has did not win any seat. The AAP dominated the 2020 meeting elections by profitable 62 out of 70 seats whereas the BJP acquired eight seats.
