Arvind Kejriwal’s Comment After Chandigarh Mayor Quits, Councillors Change
New Delhi:
Arvind Kejriwal in the present day mentioned that the resignation of BJP chief Manoj Sonkar proved that the elections had been manipulated.
“The mayor’s resignation makes it clear that there was manipulation within the election. If the election just isn’t gained, our councilors are being bought and damaged,” Mr Kejriwal mentioned.
His remarks come a day after Mr Sonkar resigned from the publish forward of Supreme Courtroom listening to a petition claiming alleged tampering within the mayoral elections.
Mr Sonkar had secured victory within the carefully watched election held on January 30, defeating Aam Aadmi Get together’s Kuldeep Kumar.
The election witnessed Mr Sonkar acquiring 16 votes in opposition to the AAP candidate’s 12. The BJP’s victory confronted controversy with 8 votes being declared invalid, resulting in intense scrutiny and accusations from the opposition.
Including to the AAP’s woes, three of its councillors – Poonam Devi, Neha, and Gurcharan Kala – defected to the BJP on the identical day.
With this improvement, the BJP’s energy within the 35-member Chandigarh Municipal Company elevated to 17. Moreover, the BJP enjoys the help of 1 Shiromani Akali Dal councillor, and BJP’s Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher has voting rights as an ex-officio member, bringing their complete to 19.
The AAP, now left with 10 councillors, and its ally Congress with seven, discover themselves in a difficult state of affairs. The election aftermath has been marked by chaos, with allegations of dishonest and electoral irregularities. The opposition, together with the AAP and Congress councillors, accused the BJP of not adhering to due electoral processes, claiming that the presiding officer, Anil Masih, was caught “tampering” with poll papers in a video submitted to the Supreme Courtroom. The BJP, nonetheless, has vehemently denied these allegations.
