Delhi Assembly Election 2020: The Election Commission of India on Thursday issued a notice to Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal for violating the Model Code of Conduct, news agency ANI reported. It said that Kejriwal has made a promise to build mohalla clinic in a court complex. He has to submit his reply by January 31. The notice was issued on a complaint filed by the BJP. Meanwhile, the poll body has imposed a ban on BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma from campaigning in Delhi. While Thakur has been banned for 72 hours, Verma has been banned for 96 hours. The two leaders violated the Model Code of Conduct for making controversial remarks. The 70-member Delhi Assembly will go to polls on February 8 and the results will be announced on February 11.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Kalkaji: I want to tell the people in the opposition that if you feel that you should oppose the govt and abide by 'vipaksh dharma' then do it, but don't overlook the 'Rashtra Dharma'.
BJP to release its manifesto for Delhi Elections 2020 tomorrow (Friday), ANI reported.
BJP writes to Election Commission stating that 'leaders of Aam Aadmi Party are doing election campaign in the guise of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in various places throughout the territory of NCT of Delhi.' It demands from the EC that the 'expenditure incurred on Shaheen Bagh and other such protests against CAA must be added to the expenditure accounts of the respective AAP candidates since these are turning out to be proxy election campaigns in the guise of protests.'
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The Election Commission has issued a notice to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for violating Model Code of Conduct over his promise to build mohalla clinic in a court complex. He has to submit his reply by January 31. BJP had filed a complaint with EC.
Firebrand BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to address election rallies in Shaheen Bagh and Jania Nagar, the site of anti-CAA protest in Delhi for the last 45 days. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya Thursday mocked TMC for extending support to Aam Aadmi Party in the February Delhi Assembly polls and said it is on the verge of losing power in Bengal and is backing parties in places where it hardly has any exsistence. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party has asked the Election Commission to impose a 48-hour campaigning ban on Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly tweeting a fake video on Delhi government schools. Party leader Sanjay Singh said BJP has made false and fabricated videos to put out a wrong picture of Delhi government schools to the people.
AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Pankaj Gupta, and Vikas Yogi are protesting outside the Election Commission of India against BJP MP Parvesh Verma for calling Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a 'terrorist'.
BJP's high-voltage poll campaign in Delhi will intensify in the coming days with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to address two mega rallies in the city. Delhi will go to polls on February 8 and results will be announced on February 11. A senior BJP leader told PTI that preparations for PM Modi's rallies were in the final stage. The rallies rallies are likely to be held in the East Delhi and West Delhi parliamentary constituencies on February 3 and February 4.
The Election Commission on Thursday gave its nod for extending the tenure of Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik by a month in view of the assembly polls in the national capital. The permission was granted after the Union Home Ministry wrote to the EC in this effect.
Election Commission bans MoS Finance Anurag Thakur for 72 hours from campaigning, BJP MP Parvesh Verma banned for 96 hours.
Accusing the AAP of supporting the Shaheen Bagh protesters and the "tukde tukde" gang, BJP leader Smriti Irani has alleged that Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had recently said that he stood with the Shaheen Bagh protesters. "Kejriwalji, is this your politics? The residents of Sarita Vihar and other nearby areas of Shaheen Bagh have been facing a lot of problems due to the anti-CAA protests. School students, office-goers get stuck in traffic jams for over two hours, but he does not care about them," she said.
The BJP has been aggressively raising the pitch on Shaheen Bagh, an anti-CAA protest site in south Delhi. Party's top leaders have asked Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to clear his stand on the protests that has disrupted traffic in the area for the last 45 days.
Co in-charge BJP Delhi, Tarun Chugh, said, "Venom is being filled in young minds in Shaheen Bagh. Isn't it Shaitani Bagh where Sharjeel Imam talks about cutting Assam from the rest of India? These people want to turn Delhi into Syria and Baghdad."
Arvind Kejriwal on BJP MP Parvesh Verma calling him a terrorist: "In last 5 years, I have considered every child in Delhi like my own and arranged quality education for them, does that make me a terrorist? I made arrangements for medicine and tests for people, does a terrorist do this?"
The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) booked AAP MLA and Waqf Board Chairman Amanatullah Khan for alleged misuse of the board's funds, ahead of the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls. ACB chief Arvind Deep said the MLA had allegedly misappropriated Waqf Board funds and carried out irregular recruitment.
BJP leader Amit Shah on Wednesday addressed his first public meeting in the New Delhi constituency in support of party candidate Sunil Yadav. Shah said that the Delhi CM is the "biggest liar" he has seen in his entire life.
The Shiromani Akali Dal, which had decided not to contest the Delhi assembly polls over differences with the saffron party, will support the BJP in the February 8 elections in Delhi. Earlier, the SAD had announced it wouldn't contest elections in the national capital due to differences with the BJP over CAA.
Ahead of Debruary 8 Delhi elections, TMC leader Derek O' Brien uploaded a video endorsing AAP candidates as he appealed for votes for them. "Vote for Arvind Kejriwal and all AAP candidates," he tweeted.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the BJP did not wish to come to power in Delhi riding on hatred and such a victory would be unacceptable to the party. Addressing a rally in Adarsh Nagar, Singh on Wednesday sought to assuage the concerns of Muslims over the CAA. "We do not want a victory that has been achieved because of hatred. Even if we win, we will not accept such a victory," he said.
The BJP has upped its ante against anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh, with a top party functionary saying the national capital will not be allowed to become Syria. "We will not let Delhi become Syria and allow them to run an ISIS-like module here, where women and kids are used. They are trying to create fear in the minds of people of Delhi by blocking the main route. We will not let this happen. (We will not let Delhi burn).#ShaheenBaghKaSach," BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh tweeted.
Election Commission issues notice to BJP on Congress' complaint for prima facie violating Model Code of Conduct with one of their election advertisements. The poll body has given time till 12 noon 31 January to Arun Singh, BJP National General Secretary to explain their position.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's roadshow is currently underway in Timarpur in North Delhi.