After Kejriwal and Parrikar, UP CM asks voters to accept money

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Press Trust of India Bhadohi (UP)
Last Updated : Mar 04 2017 | 5:42 PM IST
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is the latest addition to the list of leaders who have asked the electorate to take money from other outfits but cast vote for their respective parties.
"I (have) heard that voters are being given money. My advice to you is to keep the money and vote for the bicycle," he said at an election meeting here today.
'Bicycle' is the election symbol of the Samajwadi Party.
Last month, the Election Commission had served Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar a notice over allegations that during an poll speech in Goa, he had said "...You vote him by taking Rs 2000 from someone. It is okay, somebody will hold a rally, there is no objection, someone roams there with Rs 500. But vote shall be for lotus...".
The EC, which took cognisance of the matter, had asked Parrikar to be more circumspect and careful while making any statement in future when the Model Code of Conduct is in place.
The poll panel had also directed registration of an FIR against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for asking voters in Goa to accept money from other parties, but vote for his Aam Aadmi Party.

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First Published: Mar 04 2017 | 5:42 PM IST

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