Delhi Cantonment polls: AAP candidate wins seat, supporters throw money in air - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which is positioning itself as a clean and corruption free alternative in Delhi to the two national parties, has run into trouble with its winning candidate Nand Kishor Beniwal's supporters in the Delhi Cantontment Board polls throwing up wads of money in the air.

AAP candidate Nand Kishor Beniwal has won a seat in the Delhi Cantonment elections.

Supporters were seen throwing currency notes in the air as celebrations for the candidate's victory were going on. Meanwhile, AAP has suspended the supporter who threw money in air.

On being asked about supporters throwing money, Beniwal said that he is unaware about who threw money and he has not supported any such celebrations.

While this is par for the course for most winners, it does stand out when the perpetrator is from AAP, a party that prides itself in being a poor man's, a party that does not have money to throw around like the national parties that have very deep pockets, who AAP also accuses of bribing voters.

Not surprisingly, the BJP, that has won 5 of the eight seats, with AAP getting 2 and Congress one, has been quick on the draw, saying it shows the black money that this young party has quickly amassed.

Read this in Hindi: नोट उड़ाते दिखे आम आदमी पार्टी के समर्थक

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