FIR filed against Arvind Kejriwal over misuse of public funds
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The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal over an alleged violation of the Public Property Act.
This comes after the court on March 11 directed police to investigate allegations that public money was misused to put up large hoardings in the Dwarka area of Delhi in 2019.
Charges
Allegations of misuse of public funds
The court had also ordered FIRs against former MLA Gulab Singh and ex-Dwarka councilor Nitika Sharma for their role in putting up oversized banners.
The FIR was lodged following a complaint by Shiv Kumar Saxena.
Saxena provided evidence in court alleging that large posters and banners of AAP were illegally put up in the Dwarka area.
On March 11, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal issued the directive to file an FIR against Kejriwal and others.
Court proceedings
Such unauthorized hoardings diminish the city's beauty: Court
While issuing the directive, the court ruled that such unauthorized hoardings not only diminish the city's beauty but also constitute a traffic risk.
The case has been filed under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007.
The court highlighted that fatalities from fallen illegal hoardings have been documented in the past, necessitating stronger action.