Atishi alleged the EC has not acted on ballot code violations dedicated by the BJP
New Delhi:
The Election Commission has instructed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to change its marketing campaign track over complaints that it violated guidelines on promoting and the ballot physique’s tips in the course of the election season.
The BJP had complained to the Election Commission (EC) that the AAP’s marketing campaign track took a swipe at central investigation businesses and the celebration.
The AAP has been at conflict with the Enforcement Directorate over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and different leaders linked to the Delhi liquor coverage case, which the AAP says is a cooked up case.
“It is probably the first time that the EC has imposed a ban on a party’s campaign song,” AAP chief Atishi instructed reporters at the moment, including the change in content material means the track in its present kind cannot be used.
“The song does not mention the BJP and does not violate the model code of conduct. It includes factual videos and incidents,” she added.
She alleged the EC has not acted on ballot code violations dedicated by the BJP.
“If the BJP does dictatorship, it is right. But if someone talks about it, that is wrong. This shows that democracy is in danger. I want to urge the EC to act on the (poll code) violations committed by the BJP and not stop campaigns of opposition parties,” Atishi mentioned.
The EC in its order to the AAP mentioned the marketing campaign track’s content material violated the promoting codes talked about within the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 and ECI’s tips and norms.
“Therefore, the said advertisement is hereby returned with the request to modify the contents…” the EC mentioned.
The AAP’s over two-minute marketing campaign track was penned and sung by celebration MLA Dilip Pandey. The track was launched on the celebration headquarters on Thursday.
The AAP has been campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections with out Mr Kejriwal or his former deputy Manish Sisodia, who can also be in jail in reference to the Delhi liquor coverage case.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to listen to on Monday a plea by Mr Kejriwal difficult his arrest. Mr Kejriwal had earlier instructed the Supreme Court that his “illegal arrest” within the case was an unprecedented assault on the tenets of democracy based mostly on “free and fair elections” and “federalism”.
In a rejoinder to the ED’s reply on his petition difficult his arrest, Mr Kejriwal mentioned the mode, method and timing of his arrest simply earlier than the Lok Sabha elections when the mannequin code had come into play, spoke volumes in regards to the “arbitrariness” of the company.