Punjab Election Officer Orders Police Case Against Arvind Kejriwal: Report

The order came after a complaint was filed by the leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

Chief minister of Delhi and chief of the Aam Aadmi Party — Arvind Kejriwal.

(Photo: PTI)

As Punjab gears up for voting on Sunday, 20 February, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has ordered the state police to file a case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal for, NDTV reported.

As per the report, Kejriwal has been accused of violating the Model Code of Conduct.

The order comes after a complaint filed by the leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) who alleged that in a video uploaded on social media, Kejriwal tried to malign the image of opposition parties in the state.

The video is in question is a song “es vaar jhaadu challooga” (this time the broom will sweep) which shows the photographs of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Captain Amarinder Singh and Sukhbir Singh Badal.