NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday once again attacked the Election Commission accusing it of promoting corruption by restraining him from asking people to take money from his rival parties and vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Meanwhile, former election commissioner S Y Quraishi said that casting aspersions" on the Election Commission will work against the Delhi CM.
“EC fails to stop this. EC prevents me from saying — ’Take money from them n vote 4 us’ EC’s msg — ‘vote 4 those who give u money’ (sic),” the Delhi Chief Minister tweeted.
Kejriwal was responding to a tweet by AAP leader Ashutosh on money allegedly being distributed to voters in Cumbaruja constituency in Goa.
Kejriwal also retweeted a tweet by an AAP volunteer which said, “Why should we budge if we are right? When court has termed Arvind Kejriwal’s statement right, then why is the EC against it.”
Meanwhile, former CEC S Y Quraishi termed as ‘loose’ Kejriwal's remarks that the EC has not been able to stop corruption in the last 70 years. Quraishi, however, added that the AAP chief, perhaps needs to "articulate" his argument on bribery carefully. He could be right to an extent, he said.
"These comments were loose...to certain extent he is right as well and that is why we are debating the issue. (On bribery) perhaps he has to articulate it carefully. But casting aspersions on the EC is something that is going to work against him," Quraishi said at an event organised by the Association for Democratic Reforms in New Delhi.