NEW DELHI: A day before all 7
Lok Sabha
seats of Delhi go to the polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (
AAP
) on Friday levelled serious allegations against Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, stating that he has ordered police to slow down voting in areas that have a large number of INDIA bloc supporters.
“Information has been received that today the Delhi
LG
has ordered the Delhi Police to slow down the voting in areas where there are a large number of INDIA alliance voters,” the AAP leader said on X.
“Any such attempt by the administration to make the BJP win is illegal, undemocratic and unconstitutional. And I hope the Election Commission will take cognizance of this, and stop any such attempt,” she added.
Reacting to Atishi’s post, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said: “This is shocking. EC should ensure smooth voting in Delhi.”
The Lieutenant Governor’s office has not yet responded to the accusations.
Tough fight in Delhi
An interesting fight is on the cards in Delhi with the BJP and the INDIA bloc partners pitted in a direct, one-on-one contest in all the seven seats.
This is the first time the AAP and the Congress have fielded joint candidates against the BJP. While the AAP is contesting on four seats, the Congress has fielded candidates on the remaining three seats.
The AAP, has fielded Kuldeep Kumar from East Delhi seat, Mahabal Mishra from West Delhi, Somnath Bharti from New Delhi and Sahi Ram Pahalwan from South Delhi.
The Congress has fielded J P Agarwal from Chandni Chowk, Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi and Udit Raj from North West Delhi constituency.
The BJP candidates are Manoj Tiwari from North East Delhi, the only sitting MP from Delhi fielded by the party again; Ramvir Singh Bidhuri from South Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj from New Delhi, Harsh Deep Malhotra from East Delhi, Yogendra Chandolia from North West Delhi, Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk and Kamaljeet Sehrawat from West Delhi.
(With inputs from agencies)
