Punjab chief election officer orders FIR against Arvind Kejriwal over allegations against Akalis

A day before Punjab goes to assembly polls, the state’s chief electoral officer (CEO) Saturday directed the District Election Officer-cum-District Commissioner of Mohali and the SSP to register an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and his party for violating the Model Code of Conduct and for “making false and frivolous allegations against other political



parties.”

The direction was given on the complaint of Arshdeep Singh Kler, vice-president and spokesman of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). The complainant raised objection to a video uploaded on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter by AAP Punjab. He alleged that the video maligned the image of SAD and other political parties in the eyes of the general public.