New Delhi | Amid the Lok Sabha election in Delhi, both Aam Aadmi Party and BJP have come to each others end over the derogatory pamphlets distributed against AAP candidate Atishi.
AAP today said that the party will be sending a defamation notice to BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir over the pamphlet incident. Speaking to news agency ANI, AAP leader and Delhi’s deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said,” We are being defamed and they (BJP) are saying they will file defamation against us? We are going to send defamation notice to them today.”
Delhi Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party leader, Manish Sisodia on 'derogatory' remarks pamphlet against AAP's Atishi: We are being defamed and they (BJP) are saying they will file defamation against us? We are going to send defamation notice to them today. pic.twitter.com/eZN0oNNBc6
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2019
Earlier the Cricketer turned politician Gautam Gambhir sent a notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Atishi on Thursday demanding their apology after being accused of being involved in distribution of “obscene and derogatory” pamphlets against his AAP rival. In the notice, the trio was asked to withdraw their allegations against the cricketer-turned-politician and tender an unconditional apology.
Gambhir had also said he would withdraw from the Lok Sabha contest if the charge was proved against him. “I declare that if its proven that I did it, I will withdraw my candidature right now. If not, will u quit politics?,” he said in a tweet addressed to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Kejriwal and Atishi, the party candidate from East Delhi.
Aam Aadmi Party alleged that cricketer turned politician and BJP candidate from East Delhi Lok Sabha seat Gautam Gambhir circulated derogatory pamphlets about AAP candidate Atishi in the East Delhi constituency.
Addressing a press conference, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said,” BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir circulated derogatory pamphlet about Atishi in East Delhi constituency and the language in this pamphlet is so abusive and low that everybody will feel ashamed while reading it.”
” We would have clapped for Gambhir when he used to bash opponents with fours and sixes while playing for India but we never in our worst dream, had thought that this man would stoop this low to win an election,” added Sisodia.
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AAP candidate from East Delhi Atishi questioning Gambhir on his action asked,” If Gambhir can stoop so low to defeat her in the election than if he gets elected as a Member of Parliament than will he assure the safety of women in East Delhi?”
Polling on the East Delhi constituency will be held on May 12 in the 6th phase of Lok Sabha election. Aam Aadmi Party Atishi is contesting against BJP’s Gautam Gambhir and Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely.
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