The Election Commission of India has sent a notice to Delhi minister Atishi over an alleged poll code violation, days after she claimed the BJP had threatened her with arrest if she didn’t switch sides. Stating that the BJP has complained about her remarks, the poll body asked the AAP leader to file her response by 5 pm this Saturday.
The EC said since she’s a minister, voters tend to believe what she says in public, and if contested she must be able to back her remarks on a factual basis. “You are hereby called upon to furnish your para-wise response to the matter latest by 17.00 hrs of 6th April, 2024,” said the EC.
Atishi took to Twitter and said she received the notice half an hour after TV channels flashed the news. “That means the Election Commission first plants a notice in the media and then I get the notice. My question is whether the Election Commission has become a subsidiary organization of BJP,” she said.
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