Delhi Meeting Polls: Within the run-up to the Delhi Meeting polls, CM Atishi on Wednesday fired a contemporary cost in opposition to Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) chief and occasion’s candidate from the Kalkaji seat Ramesh Bidhuri accusing him of making an environment of “terror” within the constituency.
Whereas addressing media reporters within the nationwide capital, Atishi levelled critical allegations of “hooliganism” and using “profanity” in opposition to Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) employees by Bidhuri and his associates.
The contemporary set of allegations in opposition to the BJP chief got here days after he confronted flak from the opposition events, Congress and the AAP over his controversial remarks on Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi and Atishi.
Launching a scathing assault on Bidhuri and demanding motion from the Election Fee of India (ECI) on the matter, the Delhi CM mentioned that he and his employees had been indulging in hooliganism.
“Ramesh Bidhuri and his employees aren’t contesting elections, they’re doing hooliganism. We demand from the Election Fee that motion needs to be taken on this matter,” Atishi mentioned in a press convention.
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Atishi asserted that folks claiming to be nephews of Bidhuri had been threatening AAP employees whereas grabbing their collars and “burning” the marketing campaign supplies together with pamphlets.
“Ever since Rakesh Bidhuri is contesting elections from Kalkaji, BJP has created an environment of terror within the Kalkaji Vidhan Sabha area. In each space, BJP employees, and a few individuals who declare to be the ‘bhatijas (nephews)’ of Ramesh Bidhuri, are threatening AAP employees, grabbing their collars. They’re snatching and burning the marketing campaign supplies,” she mentioned.
In the meantime, AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal additionally joined the information convention and additional added to Atishi’s claims saying that the occasions described by her weren’t restricted to 1 meeting constituency.
“What Atishi mentioned shouldn’t be restricted to only one meeting constituency. BJP has resorted to hooliganism,” he mentioned. “Any occasion or candidate resorts to violence solely once they see that it’s unimaginable to win peacefully. BJP is heading in direction of a historic defeat in Delhi. It will likely be written in historical past {that a} occasion will lose so badly,” Kejriwal added.
Taking a dig at Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Police, Kejriwal mentioned that police had been now campaigning for the BJP whereas serving to “goons” indulging in hooliganism. “Amit Shah has now taken cost and your complete Delhi Police is now campaigning for BJP. They assist BJP goons in committing hooliganism. Cash, items, and sarees are being distributed and the police had been serving to on this,” he added.
Moreover, to again her claims in opposition to Bidhuri, the Delhi CM narrated numerous incidents alleging hooliganism from the aspect of saffron occasion employees, saying that AAP ward president Arun Chauhan from Giri Nagar was abused by BJP’s Rajeev Bhati, who claims to be a nephew of Bidhuri.
“On January 15, within the Giri Nagar space, AAP ward president Arun Chauhan and our girls wing workforce had been campaigning door-to-door. BJP’s Rajeev Bhati, who claims to be a nephew of Bidhuri, abused our occasion employees, snatching away the pamphlets they’d,” Atishi added.
She additional alleged {that a} younger man Ankit Gupta, who was campaigning for AAP, was slapped by BJP employees on January 19.
In the meantime, Atishi mentioned that AAP’s Deepa Singh from Govindpuri obtained a name from Bidhuri, who informed her to rejoin the BJP or else she could be arrested after the election outcomes.
“On January 19, one in all our employees Deepa Singh who lives in Govindpuri acquired a name from Ramesh Bidhuri at 11:40 PM and he informed her to come back again to BJP or else he’ll get you arrested after (February) eighth. On the identical day, one in all our employee’s relations Ankit Gupta was slapped by the BJP employees,” Atishi added.
The Delhi CM additional accused the BJP employees of issuing threats, saying that one other nephew of Bidhuri mentioned that he would break the arms and legs of AAP employees in the event that they did not stay of their houses.
“On January 20, when one in all our girls employees objected to BJP’s workforce tasking youngsters with placing up posters, they used profanity in opposition to her. On January 21, Ramesh Bidhuri’s nephew Manish threatened our employees to remain at residence or else he would break their arms and legs,” Atishi informed the media.
This comes because the meeting elections in Delhi nears its graduation date and the chaos between AAP and BJP retains intensifying over numerous points. The nationwide capital will go to the polls on February 5 and the counting of votes will happen on February 8.
A 3-way contest is on the playing cards in Delhi between the ruling AAP, BJP, and Congress. Congress, which was in energy for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks within the final two meeting elections and has did not win any seat. The AAP dominated the 2020 meeting elections by successful 62 out of 70 seats whereas the BJP acquired eight seats.
