The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered two cases – first against Chief Minister Atishi for violation of the Model Code of Conduct and another against her supporters for obstructing government work and attacking police.
CM Atishi’s convoy of 10 vehicles carrying her 50-60 supporters reached Fateh Singh Marg and when police asked her to return, citing MCC enforcement, she refused to comply.
A case was registered against CM Atishi over a complaint lodged with the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Following her registration, AAP candidate for the Kalkaji seat, Atishi, criticised the Delhi Police and ECI for "functioning in a partisan manner."
She made this claim in a post on social media outlet X, where she claimed that the family of her opponent Ramesh Bidhuri was openly violating the MCC but no action was taken against them.
Attacking Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, she said, "The Election Commission is amazing too! Family members of Ramesh Bidhuri ji are openly flouting the Model Code of Conduct. Nobody's taking action against them.
I filed a complaint and called police and @ECISVEEP, and they filed a case against me! Rajiv Kumar ji: How much will you ruin the electoral process, says CM Atishi's post.
On the other hand, the BJP candidate for the Kalkaji seat, Ramesh Bidhuri’s nephew Manish Bidhuri has been booked under the Representation of People Act.
Campaigning for the Delhi Assembly polls ended on Monday, with 699 candidates vying for 70 constituencies.
The Delhi elections are being viewed as a referendum on the ruling AAP’s governance model in the national Capital for the last ten years.
They will also decide the BJP's fate in Delhi for the next five years and also whether the Congress will be able to make a comeback in the national Capital.
The 70-member Delhi Assembly will go to polls on Wednesday and the results will be declared on February 8.
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