Punjab CEO orders FIR against Arvind Kejriwal

CHANDIGARH: The office of Punjab chief electoral officer (CEO) has asked the Mohali district electoral officer (DEO)-cum-deputy commissioner (DC) and the senior superintendent police (SSP) to register an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on a complaint for violation of the model code of conduct for making "false and frivolous allegations" against other political parties.

The action has been initiated on the basis of a complaint made on February 18 by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) vice-president advocate Arshdeep Singh Kler. He had raised objection to a video allegedly uploaded by the AAP on social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, and to malign the image of the SAD and other political parties in the eyes of the general public. The Punjab CEO office has also reported the case to the Election Commission (EC). The code of conduct is in force in Punjab since January 8.