Kejriwal hits out at BJP over Delhi rally

New Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that he was denied permission for a rally in Sant Nagar Chowk here by the Delhi police at the behest of the BJP.

The police, however, said the permission was not given as the site witnesses heavy traffic snarls and huge number of footfalls on weekends.

New Delhi, March 23: A Delhi BJP delegation led by party leader Vijender Gupta on Saturday met the chief electoral officer and sought action against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over his alleged “misuse of Twitter” and violation of the model code of conduct (MCC).

In its complaint to the CEO, the BJP alleged that Kejriwal, through social media platforms, was trying to incite religious frenzy and communal tensions. The development comes a day after Mr Gupta hit out at the chief minister for tweeting a picture that depicted a broom, the symbol of Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), chasing a “Hindu swastika”.

Gupta had said the tweet was a violation of the MCC and aimed at disrupting communal harmony. Mr Kejriwal’s tweet, posted late night on March 20, had triggered an uproar, with the Twitterati slamming the chief minister.

Following the outrage, the ruling party clarified that the picture showed the Nazi symbol and not a ‘swastika’.

Referring to Mr Kejriwal retweeting on Saturday a video of an attack on the members of a Muslim family in Gurgaon on Holi, the Delhi BJP claimed that the chief minister was trying to give a religious colour to the incident.