The 70-member Delhi Assembly is scheduled to go to polls on February 5 and the outcomes are set to be declared on February 8.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann (PTI Photo)
BJP candidate from the New Delhi seat in the upcoming Assembly polls in the capital, Parvesh Verma, accused his rival Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday of “misusing” the official machinery of the AAP-ruled Punjab in the constituency. Reacting to the allegation, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated Verma has “insulted” Punjabis and demanded an apology from Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
At a press convention right here, Verma claimed that fearing an “imminent” defeat from the seat, Kejriwal is getting Chinese CCTV cameras put in in the constituency’s slums simply for the present with the assistance of the Punjab authorities.
He additional claimed that the Chinese CCTV cameras, put in in a “hurried manner”, pose a safety risk. “Punjab government’s teachers and employees are being brought to Delhi for election campaigning. These individuals are masquerading as AAP workers,” Verma stated.
He claimed that two lecturers hailing from Amritsar have been arrested by the police right here. “Thousands of vehicles with Punjab registration plates are roaming around in New Delhi. Items like water dispensers, chairs and other materials are being transported to Delhi in trucks belonging to the Punjab government,” the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief claimed.
He urged the Election Commission (EC) to instantly curb the “misuse” of sources by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities in Punjab in the Delhi election. In a put up in Hindi on X, Mann stated Delhi is the nation’s capital, and autos registered in numerous states ply in the town. He added that autos registered in any state can ply anyplace in the nation and there’s no restriction on it.
Citing Verma’s assertion, the Punjab chief minister stated, “This is very dangerous, worrisome and insulting for Punjabis. He is identifying vehicles with Punjab registration numbers and questioning why vehicles from Punjab are plying in Delhi.” He added that from Verma’s assertion, it appears as if Punjabis are a “threat” to the nation’s safety and sought an apology from Shah over it.
“Amit Shahji, you are neither able to keep the country’s border safe nor Delhi. Thousands of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas are coming to the country, don’t you have a problem with them? But you are calling Punjabis coming from Punjab to Delhi a threat to the country. You should apologise to Punjabis,” Mann stated.
“Today, every Punjabi is feeling extremely pained and insulted. It is not right to question the patriotism of Punjabis this way for your dirty politics,” he added. Mann additionally shared a 17-second video clip of Verma’s press convention on X.
The 70-member Delhi Assembly is scheduled to go to polls on February 5 and the outcomes are set to be declared on February 8.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA employees and is printed from PTI)
