‘No Written File…’: Election Fee Replies To Kejriwal Over ‘Harassment By BJP, Police’ Cost – News18

Final Up to date:February 02, 2025, 20:09 IST

Kejriwal stated that the AAP staff are being subjected to “harassment” by the BJP staff and Delhi Police.

The Delhi Election Fee on Sunday responded to Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) Nationwide Convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s allegations concerning the intimidation and harassment of AAP staff through the campaigning forward of the meeting polls, saying that there are not any written complaints being registered of the allegations charged by the AAP.

“District Election Officer (DEO), New Delhi acknowledged that concerning allegations towards BJP staff for intimidating and harassing AAP volunteers in New Delhi Meeting Constituency, as reported by police in addition to on perusal of obtainable information in his workplace, no written complaints could possibly be traced in many of the circumstances. Nonetheless, it has additionally been knowledgeable that at any time when written complaints are obtained from any political celebration citing such allegations, all such issues are investigated invariably in accordance with legal guidelines & ECI norms and applicable motion as per ECI norms is both initiated or beneficial in all such circumstances,” the Ballot Physique stated in its assertion.

The Delhi Ballot Physique additional acknowledged that the mandatory motion was taken by the regulation authorities in all of the circumstances concerning particular complaints as talked about by Kejriwal.

“So far as the difficulty of Impartial Observer is anxious, it’s to tell that Basic Observers, Expenditure Observers and Police Observers have already been deployed for all Constituencies together with New Delhi Constituency,” the Ballot Physique stated.

Kejriwal had demanded the Election Fee to nominate unbiased observers within the New Delhi constituency the place he’s contesting.

Additional Delhi Police additionally assured Kejriwal of strict motion after the latter complained of males encircling AAP’s marketing campaign van and tearing down the celebration’s posters on Sunday.

The New Delhi DCP, responding to Kejriwal’s publish, claimed that “no PCR name or criticism was obtained in police station”. The highest cop assured strict authorized motion as soon as the formal criticism was registered.

What Did Kejriwal Say?

Kejriwal stated that the AAP staff are being subjected to “harassment” by the BJP staff and Delhi Police.

“I’m writing to specific my grave concern over the intimidation and harassment being meted out to our grass-root volunteers within the New Delhi Meeting Constituency by the hands of BJP staff and Delhi Police within the run-up to election day,” he wrote.

“Yesterday, our senior volunteer Chetan (Resident of Princess Park Half-2) was unlawfully detained and booked underneath part 126 of BNSS, 2023 at Tilak Marg Police Station, on the baseless and fictitious grounds that he has earlier circumstances registered towards him, whereas there are none. He was overtly charged with actions that he had by no means dedicated. He was additionally subjected to extreme bodily abuse by the Police officers to the purpose that he fainted and was subsequently rushed to Woman Harding Hospital. In a while, after lots of battle, he was produced earlier than the Return Officer/ SDM involved and granted bail, in a matter by which he was overtly framed…” Kejriwal claimed.

Kejriwal Accuses BJP Of Hooliganism

The AAP supremo on Sunday additional accused BJP staff of threatening and assaulting AAP volunteers and supporters.

Addressing a press convention, Kejriwal claimed that AAP is heading in direction of a “decisive win” within the February 5 polls, which has left BJP leaders, significantly Union House Minister Amit Shah, “baffled and determined”.

“AAP is sweeping the polls, and Amit Shah is baffled. The BJP has resorted to hooliganism as a result of they will sense defeat,” Kejriwal alleged.

He additionally introduced the launch of a brand new social media marketing campaign with the hashtag ‘AmitShahKiGoondagardi’ on social media platform X.

He urged folks to share their experiences of being “attacked, threatened, or intimidated” utilizing the hashtag.

Delhi Polls 2025

The Delhi Meeting elections are set to happen on February 5, with the ruling celebration dealing with a powerful problem from the opposition. The outcomes can be declared on February 8.

(With inputs from companies)