EC asks Twitter to take down Kapil Mishra’s tweet likening Delhi polls to Ind vs Pak contest

Team Udayavani, Jan 24, 2020, 2:02 PM IST

New Delhi: The Election Commission has asked Twitter to remove a controversial tweet by BJP’s Kapil Mishra, a candidate for the upcoming Delhi assembly polls, in which he likened the election in the city to India versus Pakistan contest.

The Election Commission’s action came after the office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer wrote to the EC to remove the tweet posted by Mishra on Thursday, EC officials said.

The Delhi CEO Office has also issued a showcause notice to Mishra, who has been fielded by the BJP from the Model Town constituency, they said.

In the tweet, Mishra, a former minister in the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet, said the February 8 election will be a contest between India and Pakistan in Delhi.

In its criticism of opposition parties over their protest against the citizenship law, the BJP has been accusing them of speaking “Pakistan’s language”.

Mangaluru: A team of Mangaluru Police is reportedly preparing to take suspected terrorist Aditya Rao to Chennai for further investigation. Court had on Thursday sent Aditya to 10-day police custody after he was brought to Mangaluru from Bengaluru on Wednesday evening.

According to the reports, Aditya during interrogation has revealed that he used to order chemical and other items used to prepare explosives from Chennai. To carry further investigations a police team will now head to Chennai.

In the wake of the information revealed by Aditya, he is expected to be taken to Chennai within next 10 days before his police custody end.