"Another political weapon of the BJP": AAP Accuses Election Commission of Bias, Claims Ban on Campaign Song

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) had prohibited the party's Lok Sabha campaign song, 'Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge,' asserting that it portrays the ruling BJP and central investigation agencies negatively. MLA Atishi Marlena criticized the ECI's decision in a press conference held in the national capital, accusing the poll panel of displaying favoritism. 

"Another political weapon of the BJP, the Election Commission has put a ban on AAP's campaign song. This has happened for the first time in the history of India, that the Election Commission has put a ban on the election song of a political party. The same Election Commission ignores the violation of the MCC done everyday by the BJP... The EC says that our campaign song puts the Directors of CBI and ED in a bad light... The ECI does not object when the ED, CBI, and other cases on political leaders are shut as soon as they join the BJP, but when we mention that in our campaign song, the ECI objects to it... ECI says that if you talk about dictatorship, this is a criticism of the ruling party. This means that ECI also believes that the BJP is a dictatorship government," said the senior AAP leader addressing a press conference. 

Earlier in the day, the Aam Aadmi Party organized a walkathon named 'Walk for Kejriwal' in solidarity with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in jail in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case. The campaign-cum-walkathon took place in Delhi's CR Park, with AAP supporters seen carrying flags adorned with Kejriwal's photo and the slogan 'Jail ka jawab vote se.' AAP ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were also present. Bharadwaj took a swipe at PM Narendra Modi, remarking that he appears to be very apprehensive. Criticizing the BJP, he quipped, "We have installed a washing machine here, and if you put any corrupt politician in this machine, he comes out clean."

In response to the arrest of their leader, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP had released a new campaign song titled 'Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se.' Sung in a rap style, the song was launched at the party's headquarters in New Delhi and was written and composed by Dilip Pandey, AAP MLA.