Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a rock concert held at the Talkatora Stadium on Monday (Press Trust of India)
In a speech, the Chief Minister announced an education loan scheme and free Wi-Fi among other things – music to the ears of thousands of Delhi University students but not to political rivals.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has used the concert to influence students ahead of the Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) polls, alleges the Congress.
After AAP’s remarkable victory in the assembly polls, its student wing is debuting in the college polls scheduled for September 11.
The group, Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti, also organized the rock concert, which featured star singers including Shilpa Rao and composer Vishal Dadlani.
“Those who have been espousing clean politics and simplicity have violated every norm – we have written to the Vice Chancellor to take action against such blatant use of money,” said senior Congress leader Ajay Maken.
The complaint has been noted by the election officer of the university polls, though AAP says there is nothing wrong as the performers never took money.
“Yes we’ve heard…the legal cell is looking into whether there’s been a violation of rules. They can be disqualified even after the results,” said DS Rawat, Chief Election Officer.
AAP’s candidates have turned the DUSU polls into a triangular contest for the first time; it has always been a direct battle between the Congress-backed National Students Union of India and the BJP’s Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
Rival student activists say in the history of their polls, never has a student body been promoted so openly by a political leader.
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