Congress candidate from the New Delhi assembly constituency Sandeep Dikshit took a swipe at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, questioning his academic credentials and alleging he may have "passed his exams by cheating."
Dikshit, campaigning ahead of the February 5 assembly polls, lambasted Kejriwal for allegedly making absurd claims. "Sometimes, I fail to understand what Arvind Kejriwal studied at IIT.
Being an engineer, he is saying such absurd things that a student of class 5 or 6 would not say. What had he done? I think he passed his exams by cheating," Dikshit remarked.
He further suggested Kejriwal revisit his engineering textbooks to understand the extent of his dishonesty.
The Congress leader also alleged that both the BJP and AAP were distributing cash to influence voters. "I want to ask them if they are in politics or the market?" he quipped.
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Meanwhile, Kejriwal, visiting the Election Commission today, accused the body of bias.
He claimed that if AAP had not protested, "one crore Delhi residents would have been deprived of water."
The AAP leader expressed frustration at being issued a notice by the Election Commission while accusing Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini of attempting to influence the polls by stopping Delhi's water supply.
"If we had not protested and raised a hue and cry, one crore people of Delhi would have stopped getting water... Instead of filing an FIR against Nayab Saini, the Election Commission is after me," Kejriwal alleged.
Kejriwal added, "Whatever punishment is given to me, I will accept it. We have not taken time from the Election Commission; if we meet them, then it is fine; otherwise, we will come to the gate and give our answer and water bottle to the three commissioners."
He also accused BJP leaders of distributing "money, sarees, shoes and jackets openly in Delhi," while asserting that the Election Commission lacked the courage to act against them.
Dikshit is contesting against AAP's Arvind Kejriwal and BJP's Parvesh Verma in the New Delhi constituency. The Congress, once a dominant force in Delhi politics, has suffered major setbacks in the past two assembly elections, failing to secure any seats.
The AAP emerged as the undisputed leader in the 2020 assembly elections, winning 62 out of 70 seats, while the BJP managed only eight seats.
Delhi will vote in a single phase on February 5, with counting scheduled for February 8.
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