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Who is funding BJP's front-page ads, asks AAP
New Delhi, Feb 6
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
raised objections to the full-page newspaper advertisments of the BJP
Friday, a day ahead of Delhi assembly polls Saturday, and questioned how
the party funded them.
The AAP also said the advertisments were a clear violation of the code of conduct.
"Today,
Delhi has seen that every paper has a front page advertisement given by
the BJP. In my opinion this is clear-cut violation of the EC guidelines
and the Model Code of Conduct," AAP leader Ashutosh told reporters.
He asked the BJP from where was it getting money for the advertisements.
"From
where does the BJP get money to give front-page ad in every newspaper.
These ads are most expensive and costliest," Ashutosh tweeted.
"My
question is that if such ads are not allowed on TV as the campaigning
process has ended, why should they be allowed in newspapers? The law
should change. If widely circulated papers carry such ads then it will
certainly influence minds of people," he said.
AAP chief Arvind
Kejriwal also questioned the BJP ads, and said: "The BJP has highlighted
its seven months achievements in its full page ads today. Do these
achievements excite you? Are they as per your expectations?"