On Wednesday, Delhi Police has registered a case against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in place for Delhi assembly polls, said police. This comes hours before voting got underway in Delhi on Wednesday morning. Khan is the AAP candidate from Okhla.
An FIR was lodged at Jamia Nagar Police Station after a video surfaced online purportedly showing him distributing stickers and election materials in the Batla House area late night on Tuesday, according to the media reports. Based on the video and subsequent investigation, an FIR has been registered. Further inquiries and investigation are underway.
Additionally, campaigning for the assembly polls ended on Monday evening. Meanwhile, Delhi is voting on its 70-member assembly. This election will decide who will lead the Union Territory for the next five years. The voting for the single-phased Delhi Assembly Election started at 7 am across 13,033 polling stations. Voters from all 70 constituencies in Delhi will participate in the single-phase election on February 5.
The triangular battle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress will conclude on February 8 with the assembly election result.
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