Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said on Wednesday that the order restricting the use of word ‘Aam’ in promotion of Delhi government schemes had vindicated the party’s stand about it being “unlawful”.
Mr. Tiwari said that the BJP’s Delhi unit had repeatedly raised this issue through letters and demonstrations, which the Arvind Kejriwal government took no note of.
Instead, he alleged, they splashed hundreds of crores on publicity.
Tiwari alleges misuse
The party also said that the Delhi government did not hesitate from misuse of advertisements despite strong observations of the Delhi High Court in a similar matter earlier.
Now, with the model code in place, the BJP said, the State Election Commission had brought out a stern directive.
According to Mr. Tiwari, the BJP feels that instead of challenging the commission, Mr. Kejriwal should accept the decision in its true democratic spirit.
