BJP urges EC for 72-hr campaigning ban on AAP's Atishi

Amid the war of words between, AAP's candidate for the East Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Atishi Marlena and her contender Gautam Gambhir, senior BJP delegation met Election Commission, seeking suo motu cognisance of the comments made by Marlena.

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party delegation on Monday demanded suo motu cognizance of the comments made by AAP candidate from East Delhi Atishi Marlena, against the saffron party. The party also demanded that he should be barred from campaigning for 72 hours.

Senior BJP leaders including Vijay Goel and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi met the Election Commission in Delhi, seeking their attention over the statements made by Aam Aadmi Party and its candidates."In Delhi, AAP is violating the model code of conduct on which we have spoken to the Election Commission. The EC must take a suo motu cognizance of the matter. AAP's candidate Atishi is openly saying to vote for goons, SP-BSP candidates, but don't vote for Modi-Amit Shah duo. I really don't understand they can stoop lower than this. Whatever Arvind Kejriwal is saying that if BJP comes to power, it will make the Sikhs and other communities run away. We have clearly stated that under Citizenship Amendment Bill, we will provide protection to the minority community," said BJP MP Vijay Goel.Meanwhile, voting in the fourth phase concluded in 72 constituencies, across 9 states. Estimated voter turnout is 63.02%.