Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress protested outside Sector-17 police station of Chandigarh against rigging in the Mayor elections. Leaders of both the parties demanded Chandigarh Police to register a case against Anil Masih, the presiding officer appointed for the mayor elections.
In their statements given to various media channels during the protest, councilors and leaders of both the parties accused the BJP of rigging the mayor elections and said that Presiding Officer Anil Masih deliberately canceled the votes of eight of our councilors so that the BJP could make their mayor. 30 January 2024 was the darkest day in the history of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
The Aam Aadmi Party Chandigarh co-in-charge Dr Sunny Ahluwalia met the SHO at Sector-17 police station to register a case against Presiding Officer Anil Masih and handed him videos and other objectionable materials related to rigging in the Mayor elections. He also met Chandigarh SSP in this regard and demanded immediate action against Anil Masih.
Addressing the media, Dr. Sunny Ahluwalia said that today the BJP is the biggest threat to our country's democracy. He said that as per the strategy, BJP managed all the officials related to the mayor election and made its mayor by rigging the election in broad daylight.
He said that all the councilors of the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress have given an affidavit in the High Court that we voted for Kuldeep Kumar Tita as the mayor. He said that we will continue our fight until the wrongfully appointed mayor steps down.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Chandigarh Corporation Administration on this matter and sought its reply. The court has ordered the Chandigarh administration to file its reply within three weeks. The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress have appealed to the High Court to hold fresh mayoral elections.
Youth Congress leaders also protested outside the office of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. There was also a clash between Congress workers and the police during the demonstration. The police also detained many Congress workers including Chandigarh Youth Congress President Manoj Lubana.