Acting on the complaint made by leader of Opposition in Delhi Vidhan Sabha, Vijender Gupta, the State Election Commission of Delhi has issued orders to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for removal of all hoardings, posters showing distorted photograph of Gupta.
The Commission has asked the AAP to take appropriate action within 48 hours and to submit a report for their perusal. If the party does not take action on the notice, the commission will be forced to take ex partite decision in the matter, it added.
On Monday, a delegation of BJP legislature Party led by Gupta had met the Commission to complain against AAP and its convener Arvind Kejriwal for installation of objectionable posters , banners and hoardings put in all over Delhi. Gupta said that installation of such objectionable posters, hoardings and banners is in open violation of Model Code of Conduct.
These hoardings showed smiling face of Kejriwal and villainous photograph of Gupta and depicted 'MCD ki Bagdor kisko IJ Kejriwal or Vijender Gupta (BJP)'