ECI Directs Delhi Police To Take Action Against BJP's Parvesh Verma On AAP’s Complaint

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) asked the Delhi police on Monday to take action against Parvesh Verma, the BJP candidate from the New Delhi constituency, on Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) complaints. The district election officer (DEO) of the New Delhi constituency has forwarded various complaints of violations of the model code of conduct, filed by AAP and its convener Arvind Kejriwal against BJP candidate Parvesh Verma, to the police for investigation.

The officials stated that the complaints filed by AAP's legal cell and Kejriwal alleged the setting up of job camps under "Har Ghar Naukari" campaign for registrations, and distribution of Rs 1100 by BJP and Verma.

The election officers in separate reports said that flying squads formed to check model code of conduct violations did not find any camps or pamphlets as alleged by the AAP.

The New Delhi district election officer in an action-taken report submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Delhi, has said that police authorities were asked to investigate the facts of the allegations of job camps and distribution of Rs 1100 and take action as per Representation of Peoples Act.

It also said that instructions were issued to take preventive steps against holding a job camp on January 15.

Kejriwal, Verma and Congress' Sandeep Dikshit are among the prominent candidates from the New Delhi constituency.