Taking a serious view of “misleading” posters put up by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday said that the posters cite a “fake survey” which projects that AAP would be getting a big chunk of seats in Punjab. “But the posters have neither the name of any publisher nor that of the printer,” he said.
Chugh said that nobody can publish or print any posters and display or distribute the same in public without printing the name of the publisher and the printer. He said that the law does not permit such posters and besides that the misleading posters were being put up on public and private properties without any permission from the Government or the owners of the properties. He said that though the people of Punjab, by now, have understood the ulterior motives of Arvind Kejriwal-led party, some of the gullible voters may get swayed by the claims carried in these illegal posters put up without owning responsibility. Chugh said that he has made a formal complaint in this regard to the authorities concerned and the police, demanding a strict action against the publishers and printers of such posters. The BJP leader said that AAP is known for first making some claims and then taking u-turns on important matters. “It is the same party which first published a poster carrying a photograph of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and AAP leaders, but later disowned the same when questioned about its motive and party policies,” he said.
Terming AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal as ‘Natwar lal of Indian Politics’, Chugh said that the Delhi Chief Minister who pretends to be an ‘aam aadmi’ allocated a budget of Rs 526 crore for advertisement of Delhi government but the same was used to lure prospective voters in Punjab.