New Delhi: Ahead of the deliberate protest regarding the Chandigarh Mayor election by the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed concern, stating that people intending to interact in peaceable protests have encountered impediments at totally different places all through the nationwide capital.
Taking on social media web site X (previously Twitter) Delhi CM Kejriwal wrote “All across Delhi, they are detaining elected MLAs, councillors and volunteers who were coming to the party office. What is this going on?”
“Stolen votes in the first Chandigarh Mayor election. Now the people coming to protest peacefully against this are being stopped at various places across Delhi,” added Kejriwal.
All throughout Del, they’re detaining elected MLAs, councillors and volunteers who have been coming to occasion workplace. What is that this occurring? https://t.co/fzSfibjgYl
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 2, 2024
Meanwhile, hitting out on the union authorities over the detention of AAP MLA, Saurabh Bharadwaj stated, “Has there been an emergency in the country now? “
“This is our elected MLA from Gandhinagar. Has there been an emergency in the country now? Can’t even hold a peaceful protest?”
Delhi Minister Atishi additionally stated that buses filled with AAP volunteers have been detained outdoors the occasion workplace. “Heavy barricades all across Delhi, buses full of AAP volunteers being detained, hundreds of para-military forces outside the AAP party office – why is the BJP so scared of a protest on the Chandigarh mayor elections?” Delhi Minister Atishi posted on X.
On Wednesday, AAP chief Priyanka Kakkar introduced that each Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann are set to affix the occasion’s protest on the BJP workplace in Delhi, addressing the extreme developments witnessed within the Chandigarh Mayoral ballot outcomes.
The AAP chief termed the Chandigarh mayoral polls “unconstitutional, illegal, and immoral.” She additionally accused the BJP of practising,”electoral malpractices” to win the polls.
“Yesterday, the BJP won the Chandigarh mayoral polls in an unconstitutional, illegal, and immoral manner. Everything was captured by the camera. If the BJP can do such things just to win the mayoral polls, think what kind of electoral malpractice it can do in the election in which 90 crore people cast their votes,” Kakkar stated.
“Delhi CM Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann will take part in the party’s protest at the BJP office in Delhi on February 2 against this,” she added. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress have moved to the Supreme Court relating to the Chandigarh Mayoral ballot outcomes.
CM Bhagwant Mann additionally known as the Chandigarh mayoral ballot “an example of murder of democracy.” Earlier, there was a rift between the protestors and the police on the spot.
Youth Congress employees have been heard chanting the slogan ‘Bhrastachar band karo’ (Stop the corruption). However, the police detained the protestors after some time.
On January 31, a listening to passed off within the Punjab Haryana High Court relating to alleged tampering with the outcomes of the Chandigarh Mayor election. The mayoral candidate from AAP and Congress, Kuldeep Kumar, was represented by Punjab’s Advocate General, Gurminder Gary, whereas Advocate Anil Mehta represented the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
Following a complete evaluate, the Punjab Haryana High Court granted three weeks to Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and Chandigarh Administration to submit their responses. The subsequent listening to on this matter is scheduled for February 26.
In the mayoral polls, BJP’s Manoj Sonkar emerged victorious on Tuesday with 16 votes, defeating Congress-AAP candidate Kuldeep Tita, who secured 12 votes. Notably, eight votes have been declared invalid, main opposition leaders from Congress and AAP to allege rigging and criticize the BJP-led central authorities for the perceived irregularities.
