Delhi Election 2025 highlights: FIR against Arvind Kejriwal in Haryana over Yamuna water remarks

Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: “We received a call that some people were caught with ₹5 lakhs, our team reached there and FST (Flying Squad Team) handed over two men, namely Gaurav and Ajit...both are attached to (Delhi) CM office, as per the preliminary information. We have seized ₹5 lakhs from them. Further investigation is underway...we are investigating the source of the money, where it was brought from, and where they were taking it...as per what we have got to know till now, one of the men was working as an assistant of CM's PA and the other one is a driver,” said Ravi Kumar Singh, DCP South East

Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: MoS Harsh Malhotra accused the AAP of spreading a “fake narrative” and creating an “atmosphere of fear” by resorting to “hooliganism”.

“Yesterday, there were 8-10 vehicles with Atishi, and when she was inquired about it, they were found to be from Punjab, and they got into a scuffle with the Police; FIR has also been registered. In Laxmi Nagar, a complaint has been registered against Pravesh Garg and Meenakshi Sharma, two AAP 'goons'. They threatened and assaulted a woman worker of BJP...when we got here, we got to know that, in Govindpuri, ₹5 lakhs were recovered from Atishi's aides. They don't want Delhi elections to be fair. They want to create riots, so we are here to complain to the Election Commission of India,” he said.

The BJP's Delhi unit has claimed that CM Atishi's PA was caught with ₹5 lakh cash.

The saffron party's capital unit X account said, "Marlena ji is openly distributing money, and has invited people from other states to her assembly…and yesterday to create drama she was accusing that why there are people from outside in Kalka assembly…then who is this?? The fear of defeat is clearly visible to you people."

The Gandhi Nagar police station received a PCR call regarding the inking of a voter's finger.

"On inquiry, it was revealed that the person claiming that his finger had been inked was found to be a 40-year-old man namely Firoz Khan. He is a history-sheeter. He is a notorious criminal with 15 criminal cases against him," the Delhi Police said in a statement.

Khan was found to be drunk. Further, the probe revealed that his fingers were actually not inked. "He revealed that he was telling a fake story to gain media mileage in the times of elections. RO (Returning Officer) and FST (Flying Squad Team) have been duly intimated. Further probe underway," he added.

A BJP delegation submitted a complaint to Delhi Chief Electoral Officer, seeking urgent action against AAP and its workers' "hooliganism and threatening activities".

The letter also reads, "...today its workers crossed all limits of hooliganism and vandalism, wherein one such incident today at Laxmi Nagar Constituency, one of BJP Karyakarta namely Vibha Jha has been severely injured by the goons of Aam Admi Party and a local leader of AAP namely Parvesh Garg & Meenakshi Sharma (AAP Counsellor Candidate). Our Karyakarta has been hospitalized for treatment and to overcome from this trauma," an ANI report said.

A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party arrived at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer's in the national capital.

An FIR has been registered against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and other unknown members of his party at Shahabad Police Station in Haryana's Kurukshetra under various sections of BNS.

The case has been lodged in connection with his statements regarding river Yamuna water and his allegations against Haryana Government.

Delhi Chief Electoral Officer R Alice Vaz said, "Paid holiday has been declared for the shop and establishment and also the staffs working in government and the private sectors and our bordering states, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, they have also declared a paid holiday."

"We have communicated and it's being widely publicised... I request all the voters of Delhi to utilise this application and also mobile phones, cameras, smart watches or any kind of electronic items are banned inside the polling station," she told ANI.

Security forces carried out a flag march in the Shahpur Jat village under Hauz Khas police station area on the eve of the Delhi election.

"As there are less than 12 hours left in the polling for the Delhi Assembly election, South district has increased its security. We have started intensive checking. We have conducted route marches in the sensitive and vulnerable areas," DCP South Ankit Chauhan told ANI.

Ahead of the Delhi election tomorrow, Special CP DCP Srivastava told ANI, All the parties have reached their polling booths. They are setting themselves so that the polling process concludes efficiently tomorrow... Delhi has police have ensured that free and fair elections take place. We have taken action against anyone who has violated the law."

Delhi Chief Electoral Officer R Alice Vaz told news agency ANI that there are a total of 13,766 polling stations in 2,696 polling station premises in the national capital.

"As per the instruction of the Election Commission of India, we are committed to providing a memorable experience to our voters. We have instructed our district election officers to set up the polling station based on some themes and ensure that the arrangement of a model polling station, PWD-managed polling stations, women-managed polling stations and youth-managed polling stations," she added.

Vaz further said, "All the polling stations have been set up enthusiastically and many facilities are being provided... Polling stations have been provided with a waiting hall and the colour-coded identification for each polling station within the premises and, ramps and toilet facilities."

BJP MP Harsh Malhotra also reacted to Arvind Kejriwal's allegation and said, "He will soon start blaming the EVMs are tampered with. He knows he is losing the power and is making such statements for his face-saving... He knows that no matter what he does, the people have decided that they will remove AAP and Kejriwal from Delhi."

Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva reacted to Arvind Kejriwal's allegation that fingers of voters might be forcibly inked tonight, and termed the AAP chief to be a "cunning criminal".

"Arvind Kejriwal is such a cunning criminal that he tries to blame others of what he does himself. I want to ask if the list of absent voters submitted by the AAP is genuine... He does not want the genuine voters to cast their votes," he told ANI.

“After meeting AAP delegation, #ECI reiterates that all election officials should continue to work impartially and any partisan conduct disturbing level playing field will be unpardonable. EC directs all General, Police & Expenditure Observers to be in field & keep strict vigil including border areas throughout night, ensuring MCC is strictly followed. Take strong action against any act of inducement or intimidation. Citizens, parties & candidates encouraged to download & report any instances of election-related violations using ECI cVigil App,” the Election Commission posted on X after meeting AAP delegation on Tuesday.

After meeting with the Election Commission of India, Arvind Kejriwal spoke to reporters and said, “The Election Commission made an exception today for meeting us since they normally do not entertain parties during the silent period. We thank them. We raised some issues because of which there has been violence and hooliganism in some places.”

“The EC has assured us of strict action, and that unbiased elections will be held. We also warned them of large-scale voter suppression... There are also chances that on a large scale, fingers of people are forcibly inked tonight and they are threatened into not voting tomorrow," he added.

Delhi chief minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor have arrived at the office of the Election Commission of India ahead of the assembly election in the capital tomorrow.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and took a veiled dig at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, saying that some people "focused on jacuzzi, stylish showers" when NDA focused on providing water to every home.

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Of the 118 candidates with criminal record contesting the Delhi assembly election, 24 candidates did not have their records disclosed or justified by their respective parties, poll rights body ADR said on Tuesday.

A total of 699 candidates are contesting the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi.

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told news agency ANI that people of Delhi have decided to make the BJP win the assembly election.

"Voting will take place on 5th February. But 8th February, Dilli Kejriwal se free," he added.

Special CP Crime Branch of Delhi Police, Devesh Chandra Srivastava said at a press conference, "Preparations for elections have been underway even before Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was implemented...today, all election parties are going to their respective polling booths with polling equipment."

"We have caught 14 proclaimed offenders...we have registered 25 FIRs in connection with the violation of MCC...in the last 24 hours, we have arrested 340 people under various sections of BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita)," Srivastava said.

He further said that under the Excise Act, "we arrested 278 people for consuming liquor in public places and during this, we seized ₹12,58,000 cash, we recovered 7 illegal arms in the last 24 hours...9 people have been arrested in connected with this...in the last 24 hours, we seized 1835 litres of liquor, registered 27 FIRs and 28 people have been arrested in connection with this."

West Delhi DM Kinny Singh told ANI that the district is all set for the assembly election.

"All the preparations have been made for the elections in West Delhi...Today we are dispatching EVMs. Along with the polling party, we have seven ACs and our total twelve hundred and four polling parties have been created for this purpose," she said.

Preparations for the Delhi assembly election 2025 are underway across the national capital in full swing.

The 70-member assembly of the capital will go to polls tomorrow, February 5, and the counting of votes will take place on February 8, Saturday.

DM East Delhi Anmol Srivastava said that that nearly all polling stations in the district are ready for Wednesday's assembly election.

Speaking to ANI, he said, "Today is P-1 day and is very important for us. SOPs of the Election Commission are well in place and are being followed in coordination with the police. We are also coordinating with the MCD and nearly all polling stations are ready... By evening all polling parties will reach the concerned polling stations... I have full faith that people will come out and vote in large numbers."

DCP East Delhi Abhishek Dhania told news agency ANI that nearly 2,500 Delhi Police personnel are guarding every nook and corner of the East District, noting that robust arrangements have been made in the area for the Delhi election tomorrow.

"We have 500 guards who have been provided from various states for smooth conduct of elections in Delhi, and 13 CAPF companies who have been deployed and are carrying out flag marches for area domination... We have 22 borders, all of which have been sealed... Every situation is being monitored... All vehicles leaving or entering Delhi are being checked," Dhania said.

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday condemned the registration of an FIR against his Delhi counterpart Atishi and asked whether the job of Delhi Police and the Election Commission is to "target" only the Aam Aadmi party.

"Instead of filing a complaint against hooliganism by the BJP in Delhi, a police case has been registered against the Delhi chief minister on a complaint filed by the Election Commission, which is highly condemnable," Mann said in a post on X.

"Is the job of the Delhi Police and the Election Commission to target only the Aam Aadmi Party?? People associated with the BJP are openly distributing liquor, money and goods, violating the model code of conduct, is it not visible to them," the Punjab CM asked.