"This provision, under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and Section 135-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (amended in 1996), applies to employees who are registered voters of NCT of Delhi, allowing them to cast their vote in the general election," according to an official statement.
Employees of factories, shops and private establishments in Haryana who are registered voters of Delhi are also entitled to paid leaves for the purpose, it further said. Elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly will be held on February 5, and the votes counted on February 8.
AAP's 'shop of lies' in Delhi will be shut on February 8: Haryana CM
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the ruling AAP's "shop of lies" in Delhi will be shut on February 8 when the results of the Assembly elections are announced. Saini, who was in Bulandshahr for a private event, said after 10 years of AAP rule in Delhi, the people are still grappling with issues like dirty water and overflowing drains.
"Their (AAP) shop of lies that was open for the last 10 years will be shut on February 8. The promises made to the people of Delhi were empty. They (AAP) have worked for themselves and did nothing for the people," Saini said.
"These liars have no place in Delhi, they have to be shown the way out," he said.
The Haryana chief minister claimed that the people of Delhi have made up their minds to make the BJP victorious in the February 5 Assembly polls. Also attending the event were Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brijesh Pathak who said that the 'lotus' (BJP's poll symbol) will bloom in Delhi.
"The BJP will register a massive victory... The people of Delhi have understood Kejriwal's politics of lies and deceit," Pathak said.
High voltage campaign by AAP, BJP, Congress
With three days to go for the assembly polls, Delhi saw a high-voltage 'Super Sunday' of campaigning as the BJP, AAP and Congress escalated their war of words with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leading the charge.
Campaigning for the February 5 assembly elections will come to an end on Monday evening. The counting of votes will be undertaken on February 8. The national capital is witnessing a triangular contest between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), BJP and Congress for the 70-member Delhi Assembly elections.
The BJP scheduled 80 rallies on Sunday. Several Union ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union minister Chirag Paswan, and at least five chief ministers of BJP-ruled states hit the streets, attacking AAP.
The Delhi assembly elections are being seen as a referendum on AAP's governance model and the ruling party's chief Arvind Kejriwal. As AAP battles to retain its stronghold for a third consecutive term, the BJP is aiming for a comeback after 26 years.
Addressing a rally in RK Puram, Modi slammed AAP alleging that the party ruling Delhi made false promises and indulged in corruption. He accused "AAP-da" of destroying 11 years of the national capital and claimed that a double-engine government dedicated to development and growth will now be elected.
Modi said to the crowds: "Entire Delhi is now saying- ab ki baar", and the gathering chanted "Modi sarkar". The prime minister later in a post on X said, "Delhiites trust only the BJP because it does what it says. It is clear from the huge crowd gathered in RK Puram that the 'lotus' will bloom in Delhi." Lotus is the BJP's poll symbol.
On his part, AAP convener and former Delhi chief minister Kejriwal launched a fresh salvo at the BJP, accusing it of resorting to "hooliganism" ahead of the February 5 assembly elections. Kejriwal accused the BJP workers of threatening and assaulting AAP volunteers and supporters in the New Delhi constituency where he is contesting against BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress' Sandeep Dikshit.
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