BJP Se Jeet Chheen laaye: CM Kejriwal as SC declares AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as winner of Chandigarh Mayoral polls

Updated:2 years, 6 months ago

New Delhi, February 20 (ANI): In a major development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Kuldeep Kumar as the winner of the Chandigarh Mayoral polls. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra quashed the decision by Returning Officer Anil Masih by which be declared BJP candidate Manoj Kumar Sonkar as Chandigarh Mayor on January 30. The order of the apex court came as it found that the Returning Officer had deliberately defaced eight ballots that were cast in favor of Kuldeep Kumar so as to make them invalid. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said, "I think this has happened for the first time in India's history. We thank the Supreme Court. The situation in the country is such that a dictatorship is going on. Democracy is being trampled. All institutions are being trampled. At such a time, this decision of the Supreme Court holds a lot of significance for democracy...This is the major victory of the INDIA Alliance - the first and massive...We have snatched away victory from them. They had 'stolen' the election, the votes. But we fought till the end and ultimately won...Those who say that BJP can't be defeated - BJP can be defeated with unity, with good planning and strategy and hard work. These results prove the same..."

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BJP Se Jeet Chheen laaye: CM Kejriwal as SC declares AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as winner of Chandigarh Mayoral polls

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