'Ask the men who to vote for': CM Kejriwal makes sexist vote appeal to women

Ahead of elections in national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has "appealed" to citizens of Delhi and especially women to cast ir vote. However, instead of making a simple appeal, Kejriwal made a sexist insinuation where he urged women to ask and discuss with men at home as to which candidate y should vote for.

“Please go and vote. Special appeal to all women - Just as you bear responsibility of your home, so is responsibility of country and Delhi on your shoulders. All of you ladies must go to vote and also take men of your house. Make sure to discuss your men as who would be right candidate to vote for,”  Chief Minister tweeted out in Hindi.

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BJP is trying to make advances in upcoming Delhi Assembly elections after 2015 debacle where it won only 3 seats. During 2015 elections, AAP won 67 seats out of 70-seat Assembly. It is said that contest will be between BJP and AAP in election as Congress is t considered to be in fray.

In preparation for its 1.47 crore voters of which 81.05 lakh are male voters and 66.8 lakh female voters, Election Commission of India (EC) has set up 13,000 polling stations and deployed 90,000 officials to ensure smooth polling.

Delhi will go to polls on February 8 to elect its 70 members Legislative assembly and results will be declared on February 11, 2020. term of current assembly elected in 2015 will officially expire on 22 February, 2020.

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