TNN, Amethi :In remarks that could fall foul of the Election Commission, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal advised Amethi residents to accept bribes given to them by political parties but vote for ‘jhaadu’.Speaking at a public meeting in the congested Shukla Bazaar area of Raniganj, Kejriwal, who is on the second day of his roadshow in the Gandhi bastion, said, “Elections are here. They will offer you cash, take it. It’s your own hard earned money that they looted in the 2G and the CWG scam. Take the sarees and blankets they offer, take it all. But don’t vote for them. Vote for the jhaadu.”Earlier, he alleged that BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had a “secret” deal with the Gandhi family and had promised them not to investigate Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra. “Both BJP and Congress are hand-in-glove,” he said.Kejriwal, who is campaigning for AAP’s Amethi candidate Kumar Vishwas, questioned the series of attacks against both of them. “How is that I am attacked by the BJP and Kumar has been attacked by the Congress? You never hear of Congress attacking Modi or BJP people attacking the Gandhi family. They are in cahoots,” he said.Seeking votes for Vishwas, Kejriwal said, “After the election, Rahul will not come back, and Smriti Irani (BJP candidate from Amethi) will go back to doing her soap operas.”Meanwhile, an FIR was registered against both leaders and 10 others for allegedly violating the model code of conduct and prohibitory orders. The FIR was lodged at Gauriganj police station after authorities reviewed the video of Vishwas’s campaign, according to agency reports.Kejriwal and Vishwas had allegedly violated the model code and prohibitory orders by holding roadside meetings without taking permission and disrupting traffic.Earlier, an FIR was registered against Vishwas and 100 others on April 18 for staging a dharna inside Gauriganj police station to press for an FIR against Priyanka Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Vinod Mishra and others.
