The Election Commission of India on Tuesday denounced "offensive pressure tactics" by the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi polls. The statement came after the AAP accused the poll body of supporting "hooliganism" against them and protecting the BJP's "wrongdoing."
The national capital will go to the polls on February 5, and the election results will be declared on February 8. Monday marked the last day of campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections.
Union Minister and BJP leader Piyush Goyal criticized the AAP on Monday, stating that the people of Delhi would be freed from false promises. He emphasized that the BJP, as a double-engine government, will focus on development and public welfare.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday participated in an election campaign in support of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Atishi, who is contesting from the Kalkaji constituency ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
Members of the Valmiki Samaj and Dalit Mapanchayat held a protest against Aam Aadmi Party National (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday. The protestors also attacked AAP's election campaign van passing near Lady Hardinge Hospital.
On January 12, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the slums of Delhi would be "demolished" in the next five years, rendering people "homeless" if the BJP voted to power.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with representatives from 360 rural villages in Delhi on Sunday and criticised Kejriwal for lying to these communities.
Recently, with just a few days before the Delhi assembly elections, eight Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have stepped down from their posts. Their resignations come after they were denied tickets to contest the upcoming polls.
AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging that BJP is resorting to "hooliganism" ahead of the Assembly elections.