Delhi Elections: Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that AAP leaders will meet Election Commission officials to discuss the vote transfer issue of the party’s candidate from Patparganj Avadh Ojha.
Kejriwal will visit the poll panel office at 3 pm along with Delhi CM Atishi, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, and Raghav Chaddha. Kejriwal said Ojha, a voter from Greater Noida, had applied to be a voter in Delhi, but he has not received any information so far. Kejriwal said it was an urgent issue since Ojha’s candidature depended on transferring his vote so that he could file the nomination papers.
“The last date to fill Form 8 was January 7. CEO of Delhi issued an order where she said that the last date is 7 January. Mysteriously, another order was issued saying the last date was 6 January. This is unlawful and against the guidelines of the EC. It seems something was conspired behind our backs.
Has this order been issued to debar Avadh Ojha? We will meet the CEC and demand that Awadh Ojha’s vote be transferred to Delhi so he can file his nomination papers,” Kejriwal said in a press conference.
Kejriwal said that though the Election Commission (EC) did not make an appointment, the party delegation would go and wait for a meeting with the chief election commissioner since the matter was urgent. The delegation would also raise the issue of multiple applications for voter registration in the addresses of senior BJP leaders living in the New Delhi constituency, he added.
