Over 50 retired bureaucrats on Thursday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar seeking action against the Aam Aadmi Party alleging that AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal had induced public servants to work for the party during a press conference in Gujarat on September 3.
The letter, sent by retired IAS officer M. Madan Gopal and signed by 56 former IAS, IFS and other services’ officers, said the AAP leader’s statements were in violation of Order 16A of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 and asked for the AAP’s recognition under the same to be withdrawn.
“A perusal of the live stream of the press conference reveals that while addressing the press, Mr. Kejriwal repeatedly induced public servants of the State of Gujarat to work in tandem with the AAP to ensure its victory in the State elections that are to be conducted in the subsequent months. Mr. Kejriwal called upon public servants, including policemen, home guards, anganwadi workers, State transport drivers and conductors and polling booth officers, to aid the AAP in the upcoming State elections,” the letter said.
