NEW DELHI:
The Aam Aadmi Party has demanded immediate time from the Election Commission to ensure equal opportunities for all parties in the Lok Sabha elections. Despite the implementation of the code of conduct, yesterday, the Aam Aadmi Party’s office was sealed by the police all day, and today, the police barricaded the route to the Aam Aadmi Party office, preventing AAP leaders from attending campaign meetings there. As a result, AAP’s Lok Sabha candidates and party leaders could not go to the party office. In the afternoon, the police heavily barricaded the route to the party office, and despite all the requests from AAP leaders, the police did not grant permission for anyone to go to the Aam Aadmi Party office.
AAP leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Durgesh Pathak, and other leaders were prevented from going to the Aam Aadmi Party office. Criticizing the police’s oppressive policy, Atishi said, “The Lok Sabha elections are just a few days away. We need to prepare for the elections, hold essential meetings, and formulate our strategy. However, adopting dictatorial tactics, barricades are placed around the office of a national party from all sides, and senior party leaders are also not allowed to enter the office.
She said that efforts are being made to detain our leaders to obstruct the Aam Aadmi Party’s election preparations. All agencies are being used to prevent us from participating in the elections. The IT raid on AAP MLA Gulab Singh is an example of this.
Aam Aadmi Party has demanded that the Election Commission take notice of the entire incident and has also requested immediate time from the Election Commission. While complaining to the Election Commission, the Aam Aadmi Party stated that today, one of our MLAs, Gulab Singh ‘Matiala’, was raided by central agencies (IT). Along with this, the roads leading to the Aam Aadmi Party’s office were closed by the Delhi Police this afternoon, and despite all requests, nobody was allowed to enter the office.
We are failing to understand how any political party can compete in such an oppressive environment. On this matter, the Aam Aadmi Party has demanded immediate corrective action and instructed all agencies to exercise restraint during the enforcement of the code of conduct.
The Aam Aadmi Party has demanded immediate time from the Election Commission to inform them about the situation and has also requested the Commission to allocate time at their convenience today itself.
