Delhi Assembly Elections LIVE Updates: BJP candidate Kapil Mishra today told the Election Commission that that his statement — where he had termed the anti-CAA protest sites in the national capital “mini-Pakistan” and said the upcoming assembly elections will be a contest “on Delhi roads between India and Pakistan” — had been taken out of context. “I have only given my general opinion as many people are facing lot of problem due to the closure of road. Since Shaheen Bagh does not fall in my constituency (Model Town) from where I am contesting, therefore it should not be believed in the context of Delhi election or violation of model code of conduct.”
After issuing a showcause notice to Mishra, the Election Commission today directed Twitter to removed the controversial tweet.
In a series of provocative tweets, the BJP’s candidate from Model Town had also said Pakistani rioters have taken over the streets of Delhi. He made no specific mention of the movement against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act but sharply attacked the protest at Shaheen Bagh and other places in the city.
Mishra, who left the Aam Aadmi Party to join the BJP, said, “Pakistan has made its entry in Shaheen Bagh. Many mini Pakistans are being formed in Delhi. Indian law is not not being followed in Shaheen Bagh, Chandbagh, Indralok.”
“Pakistan rioters have encroached on the roads of Delhi (Pakistan ki entry Shaheen Bagh mein ho chuki hain. Delhi mein chhote chhote Pakistan Banaye ja rahe hain. Shaheen Bagh, Chand Bagh, Indralok mein desk ka kanoon nahi mana jaa raha hain. Pakistani dangayiyo ka Delhi ki sadko pe kabza),” he tweeted.
For over a month, hundred of people, primarily Muslim women, have been staging a protest at the Shaheen Bagh in south Delhi. “India vs Pakistan 8th February Delhi. There will a contest on Delhi Roads between India and Pakistan on February 8,” Mishra said. “Pakistan has already entered Shaheen Bagh and small pockets of Pakistan are being created in Delhi,” he added.
The Aam Aadmi Party had on Wednesday complained to the Chief Election Officer alleging wrongful acceptance of the nomination papers of Mishra by the Returning Officer.
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