New Delhi: Election Commission bars BJP MP Parvesh Verma for holding any public meetings, public processions, public rallies, roadshows and interviews for 24 hours over his statement against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on a news channel.

He was earlier banned for 96 hrs as well for his controversial statement in which he said that, “Lakhs of people gather there (Shaheen Bagh). People of Delhi will have to think and make a decision. They will enter your houses, rape your sisters and daughters, kill them. There is time today, Modi Ji and Amit Shah won’t come to save you tomorrow…”

Election Commission bars BJP MP Parvesh Verma for holding any public meetings, public processions, public rallies, roadshows and interviews for 24 hours over his statement against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on a news channel. He was earlier banned for 96 hrs as well. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/ycyHTQQpq4

— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2020

The voting for the Delhi Assembly is scheduled to take place on February 8. The counting will begin on February 11.