‘MCC overtly violated’: Manish Sisodia, AAP leaders allege foul play after dismal Delhi election outcomes | India Information

NEW DELHI: A day after its crushing defeat within the Delhi meeting elections, Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) has alleged widespread violations of the Mannequin Code of Conduct (MCC) and claimed that the complete system was in opposition to them. Former deputy CM Manish Sisodia who misplaced in Jangpura, described the state of affairs as one the place “the complete equipment was in opposition to us, and the MCC was overtly violated.”
“Arvind Kejriwal held a gathering with occasion leaders who weren’t in a position to win the elections. He motivated them, acknowledging that they contested the elections strongly regardless of the complete equipment being in opposition to us and the MCC being overtly violated,” Sisodia mentioned.
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, who received in Okhla echoed related sentiments, expressing disappointment over the election consequence. “We’re deeply saddened by the end result. It feels just like the system, Election Fee, police, and all powers had been utilized by them (BJP) to deliberately trigger the loss (to AAP). The margin was too small,” Khan mentioned.
The allegations come after AAP suffered a big defeat within the Delhi Meeting elections, securing solely 22 out of 70 seats, whereas the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) received 48, marking a decisive return to energy within the nationwide capital after 27 years. Among the many AAP stalwarts who misplaced their seats had been former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Sisodia, and ministers Satyendra Jain and Saurabh Bharadwaj.
Earlier than the elections, AAP had already raised issues about MCC violations, accusing the BJP of utilizing authorities equipment to govern the electoral course of. The occasion had claimed that BJP staff had been distributing money and presents to voters and utilizing state establishments to harass AAP candidates. These claims had been dismissed by the Election Fee on the time, which maintained that the elections had been carried out pretty.
Curiously, Sisodia and Khan’s feedback come a day after Kejriwal had conceded defeat and congratulated the BJP. “We settle for individuals’s mandate with humility and I congratulate the BJP for its victory. I hope they’ll fulfil the expectations of the individuals of Delhi,” he mentioned in a video message. He acknowledged the work AAP had finished in schooling, infrastructure, and utilities over the previous decade and pledged to function a constructive opposition. “We aren’t in politics for energy; we contemplate it a medium to serve individuals,” he added.
BJP’s Parvesh Verma defeated Kejriwal within the New Delhi constituency by a margin of 4,089 votes. Manish Sisodia misplaced his Jangpura seat to BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah by 675 votes. Congress, as soon as a dominant power in Delhi, didn’t win any seats for the third consecutive election.