AAP minister Atishi gets Election Commission notice over her ‘join BJP or face jail’ charge

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on April 5 sent a notice to Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi minister Atishi over her claims about being asked to “join BJP or face jail."

[{"selector":"#anim-25a9b3cb-339f-428d-9fb5-9dd157ec9c4f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4300c88-233b-4810-bfe0-0e5d5603723b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-34b906a2-7fc3-47f1-9a95-53230acbee64","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

In the notice, ECI mentions, "Criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programme, past record and work.

[{"selector":"#anim-caf69a97-d593-464c-8105-3d258ca855bc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8cd660b6-02a3-4d2c-a4d3-d65e58a48717","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-07a06633-e24f-497a-be18-9c63befb20cd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The Commission says in the notice that it received a complaint from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about Atishi's "misleading and unverified" claim during her press conference on April 2.

[{"selector":"#anim-50c22ceb-49d2-4bf5-986e-f2adf27205d1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75d01177-4984-4be2-8ebc-eaee81ee916c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-78dfb677-fe7b-4117-8d00-e9d06e0ca39c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The BJP has termed Atishi's claim as “baseless".

[{"selector":"#anim-431e7d59-326b-471b-b640-17aa06718fa9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d923fd25-02e7-4ed5-a683-e3e2692e4632","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c20e555b-9080-45b6-8724-865f5d212695","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

कांग्रेस पार्टी ने अपना घोषणा पत्र जारी किया, जानें क्या है इसमें खास

[{"selector":"#anim-e45f479f-89d0-4994-adc9-9ba2894b2899 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-28a898d8-4303-4de0-8077-aebc2ab76ded","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b17b79b-4d2a-4a22-87d3-3e180613a784","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more