Election Commission asks to immediately stop broadcasting/ telecasting of Kumar Vishwas’ video alleging Kejriwal’s Separatist aspirations

New Delhi: Hours after former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, had alleged that there was a collaboration between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Khalistani separatists, the Election Commission on Thursday (February 18) had asked to immediately stop broadcasting/ telecasting of the video on social media and TV channels.

The Election Commission its order said that the video being played is against EC’s instructions on the mandate of MCMC which lead to sheer violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

This comes after AAP registered a complaint with the poll body, claiming that the video interview of Vishwas was provocative, communally divisive and maligns the image of Aam Aadmi Party in the eyes of general public.

AAP leader Raghav Chadha said that Kumar Vishwas’ allegation is a “pre-planned malicious propaganda” and people of Punjab will not get entangled in it.

“The malicious, unfounded, fabricated and inflammatory insinuations made by Vishwas are not only demonstrably defamatory, but are redolent of promoting hatred ill will, and hostility in the society, in particular against the AAP,” he said.

अरविंद केजरीवाल आतंकवादी नहीं
शिक्षावादी हैं, विकासवादी हैं, सच्चे राष्ट्रवादी हैं pic.twitter.com/csFVA1UXcg

— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) February 17, 2022

Responding to Chadha’s claims, Vishwas said that what he said is true. “I have nothing to do with politics. Anybody can win or lose. Be it BJP, Congress, Akali Dal or AAP who wins polls, it doesn’t matter to me. But what I said is true. I belonged to a party that I had formed, it has been taken over by wrong people,” he told ANI.

I would like to tell these dishonest forces that the people of Punjab will not get entangled in this propaganda. People of Punjab know that the dishonest forces just want to conspire to stop an honest Arvind Kejriwal and AAP: Raghav Chadha, AAP on Kumar Vishwas’ allegations pic.twitter.com/rV7X9P6Xtx

— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2022

Punjab is slated to go to the Assembly polls on February 20. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.