In addition to accusing the BJP of “rigging the ballot,” Kejriwal attributed the combined loss of the AAP and Congress to “electoral malpractice.”Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, and Bhagwant Mann, the chief minister of Punjab, will lead the protest that will be held on Friday by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) against the “malpractices” committed by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the counting of votes in the Chandigarh mayoral election, according to officials from the AAP who are aware of the development.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in the Chandigarh municipal council election on Tuesday. This victory could be attributed to the chair’s controversial decision to disregard a quarter of the opposition’s votes. This decision sparked allegations of vote tampering, which marred the first electoral showdown between the BJP and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), which is comprised of 27 parties.
After the AAP, which has thirteen members, and the Congress, which has seven members, joined forces and supported a joint nominee, Kuldeep Dhalor, the candidate for the AAP-Congress, was predicted to win in a House constituting thirty-five members. Due to the fact that the nominated councillor who was officiating the election, BJP office bearer Anil Masih, declared eight votes to be invalid, he was ultimately beaten by Manoj Sonkar, who was a member of the BJP. Sonkar received sixteen votes.
In addition to accusing the BJP of “rigging the ballot” and stating that the episode established a negative precedent for the nation in advance of the general elections, Kejriwal insinuated that the joint loss of the AAP and Congress was due to “electoral malpractice.”The manner in which cheating has been done in wide daylight in the Chandigarh Mayor elections is “extremely worrying,” according to Kejriwal, who claims that the victory of BJP candidate Sonkar in the Chandigarh mayoral elections was due to “cheating in broad daylight.”
If they are able to fall to such a low level in the race for mayor, then they are capable of going to any lengths in the elections for the entire country. According to what Kejriwal wrote on X in Hindi, “This is very worrying.”
Following the announcement of the results, members of Congress and AAP councils walked out of the assembly buildings in a demonstration of disapproval.It was originally planned that the polls would be held on January 18, but they were postponed just a few moments before councillors were about to cast their votes. This was due to the fact that the presiding officer was in terrible health.”From the very beginning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had malicious intents. They selected a member of the party staff to serve as the presiding officer.
The presiding officer unexpectedly stated that they were sick, which resulted in the poll being postponed indefinitely. The election was originally planned to take place on January 18. We rescheduled the court to a new date and shifted the courtroom. While this was going on, they attempted to extort our (AAP-Congress) councillors and intimidated them,” Kejriwal stated.On February 2, the day that Kejriwal was called in for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the money laundering investigation that is tied to the Delhi excise case, party officials announced that the demonstration would take place in front of the headquarters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi.
On Wednesday, the Enforcement Department (ED) slapped Kejriwal with his fifth summons. Kejriwal had failed to appear for the previous four summonses, which were given on November 2, December 22, January 3, and January 18. There was no new response that could be obtained from either the AAP or the CM’s office regarding the fifth summons.As a result of Kejriwal’s refusal to appear before the ED after being served with four summonses, Virendra Sachdeva, the head of the Delhi BJP, stated that Kejriwal has made a mockery of the Constitution. This is an attempt by him to get away by coming up with new justifications.
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, the leader of the opposition, has said that Kejriwal should be allowed to appear before the ED for questioning. Although former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh have already been apprehended in connection with the liquor scandal, the courts have not even given them bail, which is an indication that the allegations of corruption are accurate. Consequently, Kejriwal is unable to depict himself as innocent and successfully evade the situation by claiming that it is a fabricated case. In addition, the general public is aware that there is something suspicious going on, which is why Kejriwal is not making any contributions to the probe.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the general public are both interested in finding out who is involved in the liquor scam, and Bidhuri stated that Kejriwal should have the fortitude to come before the ED this time.