Extending the date, the Election Commission has given AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal till January 23 to reply to its notice over the “bribe” comment during his speech recently, where he had asked voters to take bribes from the BJP and the Congress but only vote for his party.The EC has asked Kejriwal to reply by 11 am on Friday.The notice stated that the statement made during a public rally on January 18 in Uttam Nagar amounts to “abetting and promoting electoral offence of bribery” under relevant sections of the Representation of People Act read with provisions of the IPC.
The public speech made by Kejriwal was that “It’s election time. When people both from BJP and Congress come offering money, don’t refuse, accept...Some have looted money from the 2G scam, some from the coalgate...Take money from both the parties but vote for AAP. “We will fool them this time. They have been deceiving us for the last 65 years. Now it’s our turn,” he said.