BJP charges AAP with 'minority appeasement', demands campaign ban by EC on Kejriwal
The BJP on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against AAP leaders including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging they were using Delhi Waqf Board funds for their "minority appeasement" politics.
A delegation of BJP leaders including Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Sambit Patra and Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta met the Chief Election Commissioner and filed the complaint which alleged "mis-appropriation" of Waqffunds.
The Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) termed the complaint as "politically motivated".
Gupta claimed, "The Delhi Waqf Board passed a resolution during operation of model of code of conduct authorising withdrawal of money from bank account of the Board through signatures of any two among the chairman, any member and chief executive officer(CEO)," Gupta claimed.
This resolution was approved by Delhi Finance Minister although it violated an earlier memorandum of the government, dated June 3, 2015, as per which signature of the ...