The Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi courted controversy on Wednesday by putting a party scarf around freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai’s statue on her way to file nominations from Krishna Nagar seat in East Delhi for the upcoming Assembly polls..
However, she removed it from the statue a few minutes later.
Ms. Bedi’s action drew sharp criticism from the Aam Aadmi Party, with its convenor Arvind Kejriwal saying that she should not “saffronise” freedom fighters.
The Bharatiya Janata Party also sought to put up a united show of strength with bigwigs throwing their weight behind Ms. Bedi who has been dubbed as “Iron Lady” by the party.
With Wednesday the last day to file nominations for the Delhi Assembly elections, the star candidates were accompanied by party leaders and the usual road show of their supporters.
Ms. Bedi was accompanied by Vijay Goel, former Delhi BJP chief and Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, who had steered the party in the 2013 Assembly elections in Delhi.
Next fortnight, all the 70 Assembly constituencies of the Capital is set to witness hectic political activities with star campaigners criss-crossing the city and also making their presence felt on social media, talk shows and debates in their bid to woo voters.
