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Election Commission Notice to Aam Aadmi Party for its Dalit Manifesto

November 30, 2016 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party’s Dalit Manifesto has come under the scanner of Punjab Election Commission with the latter issuing a notice to the state unit of the party for its alleged “caste-based politics”.

Chief Electoral Officer VK Singh reportedly said that he had asked the party to submit two copies of its Dalit manifesto to the EC.

“We had sent an advisory to all political parties to submit copies of their manifesto to the commission. AAP has failed to do so. I will go through the manifesto and see what is to be done next,” VK Singh reportedly said.

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The EC has reportedly taken note of AAP appealing to a particular caste to garner votes. AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had, three days ago, released a 19-point Dalit manifesto in Goraya.

The Indian Express (IE) while quoting undisclosed sources from within the AAP say, this could land them in a big soup as  para 3.2 of chapter VII of Appendix XV of code of conduct implemented clearly states: “There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. Mosques, churches, temples or other places of worship shall not be used as forum for election propaganda.” Though the code of conduct is yet to be implemented, the EC can take note as the manifesto is a document of promises ahead of an election.

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Notably, Dalits forming 32.5 per cent of the total population in Punjab, all political parties are trying to woo the Dalits as they can make or mar the prospects of a party. And, AAP went a step ahead and released a separate manifesto for the community.

AAP secretary Gulshan Chhabra said they had received a notice from the EC.  “We will be submitting the copies of our manifesto to the commission soon.”

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Related Topics: Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, Dalit Menifesto, Punjab Politics

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