The Election Fee has despatched discover to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi:
The Election Fee at the moment issued show-cause discover to the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) for alleged disparaging remarks made towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its social media deal with and requested it to reply to the cost of mannequin code violation by Thursday.
The discover has been issued to AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The BJP had on November 10 approached the Election Fee (EC) and demanded motion towards the AAP for posting “very unacceptable” and “unethical” video clip and remarks on a social media platform focusing on PM Modi.
A BJP delegation, comprising Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, celebration nationwide media in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni and celebration chief Om Pathak, approached the ballot panel on the difficulty.
“From its official deal with, the AAP has posted a video and two tweets (posts on X) during which it has stated very unacceptable, reprehensible, mischievous and unethical issues concerning the democratically elected head of the federal government,” Mr Puri instructed reporters after elevating the difficulty with the EC.
In its discover to the AAP, the EC said, “The nationwide convener of the Aam Aadmi Get together is hereby referred to as upon to clarify the statements/allegations/averments, made within the alleged social media posts underneath reference, towards a star campaigner of one other nationwide celebration and towards the political celebration and by insinuation and innuendo towards the candidates for the state elections and to point out trigger why applicable motion for violation of mannequin code of conduct learn with related election and penal legal guidelines shouldn’t be taken towards you.”
“Within the occasion of no response out of your aspect throughout the stipulated time, it will likely be presumed that you don’t have anything to say within the matter and the Election Fee will take applicable motion or resolution within the mater with out making any additional reference to you,” the ballot panel stated.
Meeting elections are underway in 5 states — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.
With inputs from PTI
