New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of doing fraud in the voter list through bogus registrations while the latter lashed back, accusing the saffron party of "trying to cut votes".
BJP state president Virendra Sachdeva has alleged that AAP MP Sanjay Singh has registered himself as a voter in New Delhi Assembly, Tilak Nagar Assembly and Sultanpur Municipal Corporation.
Addressing a press conference, Sachdeva said, "When Sanjay Singh entered Rajya Sabha in 2018, in his affidavit he mentioned that his vote is registered in Hari Nagar Assembly but at the same time his name featured in the voter list of Sultanpur Municipal Council. The affidavit is a government document and not prepared by us."
Elaborating further, Sachdeva said that a person, who is stating in his affidavit that he is a resident of Hari Nagar Assembly in Delhi, is at that time having his vote registered in Sultanpur. "He is not satisfied with Hari Nagar alone so has got his name registered elsewhere. This is fraud and violation of electoral laws," he added.
Sachdeva alleged that Singh was not satisfied with Hari Nagar and Sultanpur so got his vote registered in Tilak Nagar as well. "In Rajya Sabha, he is claiming to be a resident of Hari Nagar and also has a vote in Tilak Nagar. He has vote in New Delhi and a separate vote in Sultanpur. How much fraud will Sanjay Singh do?" the BJP leader questioned.
Urging the Election Commission to take action, Sachdeva said, "I will request Election Commission and also those agencies where these affidavits have been submitted to take necessary action. Sanjay Singh and his wife, Anita Singh will not talk about bogus voters so we are pointing out this issue repeatedly. Arvind Kejriwal, you are trying to sail your election boat on the basis of your fake votes. There is one-year imprisonment for fake votes in Delhi. If anyone is caught involved in multiple voting, he will be sent to jail. Law is equal for everyone."
Sanjay Singh accuses BJP of trying to cut votes
Meanwhile, Singh refuted the allegations saying, BJP is insulting the people of Purvanchal by calling them 'Bangladeshi' and 'Rohingya' and trying to cut votes. He termed it as BJP's "election scam" and said that his party will expose it at every level.
Singh said that people of Purvanchal, who have settled in Delhi for the last 30-40 years, have played an important role in building the capital with their hard work and labour. "The BJP thinks that by calling the people of Purvanchal 'Bangladeshi' and 'Rohingya', it will insult them and cut votes, but the Aam Aadmi Party will not allow this to happen," he said.
Citing examples of various areas, Singh said that BJP leaders wants to cut votes and have applied to cancel 11,000 votes in Shahdara, 4,874 in Janakpuri, 20,435 in Tughlakabad and 1,641 votes in Palam. "This is the real face of BJP, which we are bringing in front of the public. My wife, Anita submitted an application to the District Election Office on January 4, 2024 to cancel her vote. No one in our family has a vote in Sultanpur except my mother and father," he said.
He further said that the allegations levelled by the BJP about cutting his wife's vote are ridiculous. "BJP will have to prove its point in the court, but let me make it clear that I will not let the votes of the people of Purvanchal get cut. I will become their voice and expose every conspiracy of BJP," he said.
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