Delhi's poll battle took an ugly turn on Thursday after AAP candidate from East Delhi, Atishi, accused rival Gautam Gambhir of circulating a derogatory, scurrilous pamphlet on her ahead of Sunday's voting. Atishi broke down in front of mediapersons as she read out the contents of the pamphlet. Gambhir, on the other hand, accused the Delhi CM of stooping low and involving a woman for his personal gain in the election. He challenged the AAP stating that I declare that if it's proven that I did it, I will withdraw my candidature right now. If not, will u quit politics?

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At the news conference, Atishi said, "Mujhe sirf itna puchna hai ki agar mahila ke baare mein aesi baat likh sakte hai toh Delhi ki mahilayo ki suraksha ki jimmewari kaese le sakte hai? (I just want to ask that if such things are written about women then how can you take the responsibility of the women of Delhi?)"

Reacting to the allegations, Gambhir severely criticised CM Kejriwal and accused him of outraging a woman's modesty. "I feel ashamed to have a CM like Arvind Kejriwal. My Challenge no.2 ArvindKejriwal AtishiAAP. I declare that if it's proven that I did it, I will withdraw my candidature right now. If not, will u quit politics? I abhor your act of outraging a woman's modesty @ArvindKejriwal and that too your own colleague. And all this for winning elections? U r filth Mr CM and someone needs ur very own (broom) to clean ur dirty mind," tweeted Gambhir.

Kejriwal accused Gambhir of stooping low and said it is "precisely this kind of forces we have to fight against".

Calling Atishi his sister, DyCM Sisodia tweeted, "Mr @GautamGambhir! You want to be elected by distributing these handbills against me and Atishi? Shame on you Mr Gambhir! People of East Delhi know me and Atishi very well but through these handbills, you have introduced yourself. This is your character."

Gambhir said he will file a defamation case against Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party.