AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that around 35 candidates are sitting at RO office without proper nomination papers just to hold Kejriwal from filing his papers.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday alleged conspiracy as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was forced to wait in line to file his papers from New Delhi seat on the last day of nomination.
On Monday, Kejriwal had failed to file his nomination after he got stuck in his own roadshow.
A day later, he again turned up at the Returning Officer's office to file his paper as AAP candidate. He was, however, given token no 45.
On this, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that around 35 candidates are sitting at RO office without proper nomination papers just to hold Kejriwal from filing his papers.
"Around 35 candidates are sitting at RO office without proper nomination papers, even without names of 10 proposers. They're insisting unless their papers are completed and filed, they won't allow Kejriwal to file nomination. BJP is behind these people," Bharadwaj was quoted as saying by ANI.
"Around 35 candidates sitting at RO office with CM, without proper nomination papers, without even 10 proposers. They r calling their proposers on phone to come. They r insisting unless their papers r complete and they file Nomination, they won't allow CM to file Nomination," he said in a tweet.
To this, Kejriwal replied, "Doesn’t matter. Many of them r filing for the first time. They r bound to make mistakes. We also made mistakes the first time. We shud hand hold them. I am enjoying waiting wid them. They r all part of my family."
The chief minister tweeted in the afternoon that he was given token no. 45 and was waiting to file nomination.
"Waiting to file my nomination. My token no is 45. There are many people here to file nomination papers. Am so glad so many people participating in democracy," he said.
Tuesday, January 21, is also the last date to file nomination for the February 8 election.
Earlier on Monday, Kejriwal visited Valmiki Temple in the capital with his wife and party colleagues before starting the roadshow.
He was delayed in his roadshow and could not reach the office of the returning officer to file his nomination.
Last week, AAP announced the list of candidates for all 70 seats for the upcoming assembly elections. While Kejriwal is contesting from his current constituency of New Delhi, his deputy Manish Sisodia will again contest from Patparganj.
AAP's Lok Sabha candidates Dilip Pandey, Atishi and Raghav Chadha have been fielded from Timarpur, Kalkaji and Rajinder Nagar, respectively.
Delhi Assembly elections will be held on February 8 while counting of votes will be conducted on February 11. The ruling AAP is locked in a triangular contest with the BJP and the Congress but is favourite to retain the Union Territory.
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