Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma, who accused an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker of manhandling her outside a polling booth, today alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party stood for 'Anti Aurat Party'.
"After casting my vote, I have been going from to booth to booth. An AAP worker was promoting the party within 100 meters of the booth. When I told him to stop influencing people as the time for campaigning was over, he did not listen to me and instead started misbehaving," said Sharma, who is contesting against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi Assembly constituency.
"When I approached the police, he took off the party sweatshirt that he was wearing and hid it. When my sister tried to raise her voice against it, he pushed her. 'Anti Aurat Party' should give justification to this," she added.
Kejriwal had resigned after 49 days in office, which led to the imposition of central rule and eventually the fresh elections being held today.
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Polling for the 70-member Delhi assembly began at 8 a.m. amid tight security. Around 35 percent voting turnout was recorded till 1.00 p.m. According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, all arrangements are in place to ensure free and fair polling.
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About 55,000 police personnel have been deployed to ensure hassle free voting. The police will also undertake patrolling in different parts of the capital to prevent the distribution of liquor, money or any other allurements.
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Over 1.33 crore electorate will decide the fate of 673 candidates.
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The polling is presently on at 12,177 polling stations. Of these, 714 have been declared as critical and 191 as highly critical. Voting will continue till 6 p.m. in the evening.