BJP 'openly' violating poll code but EC not acting: Atishi
AAP leader Atishi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP was «openly» violating the model code of conduct and the Election Commission was not acting against it, affecting the level-playing field in the Lok Sabha polls. In an interview to PTI, she said the AAP was hopeful of opening its account in Assam where the party has fielded candidates in two seats — Dibrugarh and Sonitpur, which are going to the polls in the first phase on April 19.
«Yesterday AAP had a rally in Tinsukia. We applied for permission before the BJP. But as Amit Shah was coming for a roadshow, AAP's permission was denied. We were made to change our routes and our timing. Our party workers and volunteers were not allowed to reach the location,» she claimed.
«Openly and brazenly the model code of conduct was violated by the BJP, and yet there was no action from the EC,» Atishi added.
She said there was serious concern about the «lack» of a level playing field «not just in Assam but across the country».
Atishi, the education minister of Delhi, said that the people of Assam have shown great love for AAP since the time the party contested and won civic body seats in Guwahati and Tinsukia.
She said that people even in remote parts of the state, which she visited during the trip, knew of AAP and the work being done by its governments in Delhi and Punjab.
She said the people of Assam are looking for change as they have seen both Congress and BJP in power for many years.
«The BJP said that it has a double-engine government and all its promises will be
