Delhi records highest poll code violations in history

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Delhi Wednesday recorded the highest number of violations of the Model Code of Conduct in the history of assembly elections, the Election Commission said.

The number of First Information Reports (FIRs) against political parties this time was the highest at 346.

Of the total, 105 were against Aam Aadmi Party, 88 against the Congress and 86 against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said Vijay Dev, chief electoral officer of the Delhi Election Commission.

In the past one month, 70 unlicensed arms and 60 cartridges were seized by electoral officers deployed in all nine districts of the capital.

A total of 42,000 litres of liquor estimated at over Rs.1 crore was seized while cash amounting to Rs.1.6 crore was also seized from various constituencies when it was being distributed among voters.

In addition, 21 cases of paid news were monitored and notice issued to candidates.

Dev said the data was collected between Oct 4, when the Model Code of Conduct was enforced in Delhi, and Dec 2.

This was expected.

The established political parties are worried that new upstart party does not follow any rules.

It even attacks the son-in-law of the ruling party and the president of another party who had to resign. Hence, to immobilize it, they filed FIRs so that they can be branded as criminals and barred from elections.

When their use of Anna failed to create a wedge between AAP and Anna, they created the false sting operation to defame them. Yes, this did affect the number of seats won by AAP who otherwise would have won a majority of seats by themselves.

Even after the elections, they have got a lady to file a false FIR against one of the AAP victors who defeated her husband in the elections.

She knows fully well that the police have to register an FIR lodged by any female, even if it is false.