The Election Commission on Friday served a show-cause notice to Delhi minister and AAP leader Atishi, asking her to back with facts her statement that the BJP approached her to join the party. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister has to reply on April 8 by 12 noon.
The BJP moved the commission earlier against her claim that the party reached out to her through someone close and asked her to join it.
The notice issued by the Election Commission read,“…you are a minister in the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and leader of a national party. The electors tend to believe whatever is being said from a public forum by their leaders and in that sense the statements made by them affect the campaign discourse… it is expected that there must be a factual foundation to the above quoted statements made by you and when the veracity of the statements made by you is contested then you must be able to back your statements by a factual basis and whereas the matter is being examined by the Commission in light of the provisions of Model Code of Conduct and relevant electoral laws,” the ECI notice reads.
