AAP to Move Election Commission Against Circulation of 'Fake Delhi Govt School' Videos by BJP
The memorandum would be submitted by senior AAP leaders Pankaj Gupta and Sanjay Singh, who would also be addressing the press at 1 pm after meeting the EC officials. The move by AAP comes in the backdrop of a relentless attack launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), questioning Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim of improving the education infrastructure in Delhi.
New Delhi, January 29: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday decided to approach the Election Commission against the circulation of alleged fake videos of Delhi government schools by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party will submit a memorandum before the poll body, seeking action against the saffron party for resorting to "fake propaganda" against the Arvind Kejriwal government.
The memorandum would be submitted by senior AAP leaders Pankaj Gupta and Sanjay Singh, who would also be addressing the press at 1 pm after meeting the EC officials. The move by AAP comes in the backdrop of a relentless attack launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), questioning Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim of improving the education infrastructure in Delhi. Fact Check: Did Aam Aadmi Party's First List Include 21 Muslim Candidates? Here's The Truth.
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Kejriwal, along with his deputy Manish Sisodia, had addressed a press conference on Tuesday to issue a point-by-point rebuttal on the allegations of poor school infrastructure levelled by the BJP. The Chief Minister reiterated that if the elections are fought on the issue of education, the Opposition will fail to open its account in the Assembly.
The single phase elections in the national capital are scheduled to be held on February 8. The results would be declared on February 11, when the Commission has scheduled the counting of votes. In the 70-member assembly, the AAP had last year won a whopping 67 seats, whereas, the BJP was restricted to 3. The Congress had ended up drawing a blank.
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