New Delhi: The political storm over the deletion and addition of names in the voter list in Delhi shows no signs of abating. A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of conspiring to remove his wife’s name from the voter list of the New Delhi assembly constituency, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya fired back at Singh.
Malviya has accused Sanjay Singh’s wife of being registered as a voter in Uttar Pradesh while also casting her vote in Delhi during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He claimed it to be a violation of electoral laws.
‘Singh’s wife a voter in UP’
In a post on X, Malviya wrote: “Only an extremely mean man would humiliate his wife like this for the sake of politics. If, as per her sworn affidavit, Anita Singh is a registered voter in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, her vote in Delhi is both invalid and illegal. The Election Commission must take immediate action.”
Malviya, with his post, shared an affidavit reportedly signed by Anita Singh, claiming her voter registration in Sultanpur. He criticised Sanjay Singh for involving his wife in political controversies.
Sanjay Singh accused the BJP of spreading lies and targeting his family as political revenge. Addressing the media, he said: “My wife submitted an application on January 4, 2024, to the District Election Officer of Sultanpur to have her vote cancelled there. BJP leaders should check the Election Commission’s records. Anita cast her vote in Delhi during the Lok Sabha elections in May. This baseless allegation shows the BJP’s desperation.”
Sanjay Singh to file defamation case against Malviya
Singh also accused the BJP of deleting names of Purvanchali voters from Delhi’s electoral rolls, a charge he had raised earlier in Parliament. He claimed the BJP views Purvanchalis as “Rohingyas and Bangladeshis”.
During the press briefing, the Rajya Sabha MP also announced his decision to file a defamation case against Amit Malviya and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, accusing them of spreading false information. “They will have to answer in court for insulting me and my wife. The BJP cannot silence us with such baseless allegations,” Singh said.
The political tension and the war of words between the parties are unlikely to subside, at least until the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for February 2025.
