Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday jumped to the defence of Arvind Kejriwal, saying the Aam Aadmi Party has been highlighting the issue of addition and deletion of names in voters list ahead of Delhi Assembly polls scheduled on February 5, 2025.
AAP had complained against Verma, the BJP candidate from the New Delhi constituency, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct. AAP had also alleged additions and deletions in the electoral roll of the New Delhi Assembly Constituency.
Former Delhi CM Kejriwal said that a total of 5,500 votes were registered in 22 days. He also claimed that out of 89 people who had applied for deletion of 5500 names from the voter list, 18 denied submitting the request.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday wrote another letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, raising the issue of adding and deleting the names of voters in the New Delhi Assembly constituency and seeking an immediate meeting on the issue.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday dismissed claims of tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), asserting that the Supreme Court has vouched for the reliability of these devices. He termed the allegations as baseless and said that EVMs are a foolproof mechanism for cou
Earlier, Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed that "Large-Scale" fraud in voter addition and deletions in the New Delhi Assembly seat is taking place.
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.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi alleged the BJP of attempting to manipulate voter data in the New Delhi Assembly, accusing them of deleting and wrongly adding thousands of votes through a fraudulent application.
The DEO further highlighted that as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the summary of Form 7, which includes the names of both the objectors and objectees, is shared with all recognised political parties including AAP on a weekly basis through Form 10.