EC Probing if AAP Made Spam Calls to Public for Votes

The Delhi CEO Will Submit a Report in the Matter, Based on Which Action Will be Taken, EC Told the HC; the AAP Denied the Allegations

- Shruti Kakkar

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched an inquiry into allegations that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made spam calls soliciting votes for the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections, the Delhi high court was informed on Wednesday.

The probe findings are expected later on Wednesday, ECI counsel Siddhant Kumar told a bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela. Kumar said the chief election officer had been directed to submit a report, following which appropriate action, including criminal prosecution, could be initiated.

When asked, an official in the Delhi CEO office did not share the status of the report but said that the "directions of the court shall be complied with."

Meanwhile, the AAP refuted the allegations and, in turn, alleged that opposition leaders were distributing money to people ahead of elections.