AAP, Congress slam Kiran Bedi for having two voter id cards, demand probe

New Delhi: Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal demanded a probe against Bedi for having two voter identity cards registered at different addresses.

AAP taunted BJP that the party did not check its facts while alleging that AAP voters have multiple entries in the voters' list. "That is for the Election Commission to see. But BJP president Amit Shah had claimed that AAP voters' have multiple entries in the voters' list. Clearly they did't check their facts," an AAP spokesperson said.

Congress leveled charges of fraud against the former IPS officer. "This amount to fraud. What can be more unfortunate that the CM candidate doing such things," said Congress leader JP aggarwal.

When asked about the issue, Bedi chose not to comment.

Bedi has two voter identity cards having separate addresses and the Election Commission (EC) is examining how she was issued two documents from different localities.

According to reports, EC is also trying to find out whether Bedi has applied for cancellation of one of the I-cards.

The issue is likely to snowball into a major controversy with the opposition parties raising it during the campaigns for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

As per the Election Commission's record, Bedi was issued separate voter identity card with addresses in Uday Park and Talkatora Lane.

EC officials said they were aware of the issue and are examining whether she has applied for deletion of the first entry with Talkatora Lane address. "We are examining the issue and a final conclusion will be arrived at soon," said a senior election official. He indicated that legal action may be initiated if Bedi has not filed an application for cancelling one of her two cards.

The card with the Uday Park address carries the voter ID number TZD1656909 whereas the other one with the address 2 Kothi, Talkatora Lane has the number SJE0047969. Bedi has mentioned Uday Park in her nomination papers as her residential address.