AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that he will raise the issue of alleged large-scale fraud in the electoral roll in the New Delhi Assembly constituency with the Chief Election Commissioner at a meeting scheduled for 3 pm today.
The AAP leaders including Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh had marched to the Delhi CM's residence earlier today to refute the claims of 'Sheesh Mahal' made by the BJP.
Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjay Singh have arrived at the Prime Minister's residence for an inspection, following their comments on luxury allegations. The visit comes amid ongoing political debate surrounding government-funded residences.
As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders got into a stand-off with police amid a row over the Chief Minister's residence, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "running away" from the claims of extravagant amenities being present at the bungalow
The AAP leaders had marched to the Delhi CM's residence earlier today to refute the claims made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Labelling the CM's bungalow as 'Sheesh Mahal', the BJP had claimed that the Chief Minister's residence had swimming pools and a golden commode.
She alleged conspiracy on the part of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP leaders including Raghav Chaddha, Sanjay Singh and Arvind Kejriwal for "questioning" and "summoning" an election officer.
The Officer wrote to Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer raising concern about political interference by AAP leaders amid their claims of voter deletion ahead of Assembly elections.
Ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections in Delhi, territory BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh of threatening the election officer and called for action against them.
"We are a very honest party...They (BJP) always arrest our leaders before the elections and we have information that they are going to arrest Delhi CM Atishi. A CBI raid is going to be conducted on the premises of Manish Sisodia and other AAP leaders can also be arrested. The BJP is rattled
BJP on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates for Delhi assembly elections setting the stage for multi-cornered contests on several seats in the capital with AAP leaders former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Atishi in triangular contests on their seats.
AAP and BJP continued to trade charges on Wednesday with the electoral campaign for Delhi elections also gradually picking up momentum. BJP hit out at former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over "failed promises" while AAP leaders accused BJP of preparing to demolish temples.
Senior AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai on Tuesday lauded the recent announcement of the Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana by the AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, under which Rs 18,000 per month honorarium will be provided to granthis and pujaris per month in Delhi.