Delhi elections 2015: AAP vs BJP gets uglier, Kiran Bedi approaches police against Kumar Vishwas

NEW DELHI: BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi today filed a police complaint against AAP leader Kumar Viswas alleging that he made sexist comments against her even as her party took the issue to the Election Commission, seeking prompt action.

Viswas strongly denied the allegations that he made remarks against Bedi and said he will quit politics if she can prove the same.

Bedi alleged that the AAP leader made the "derogatory sexist" remarks against her at a recent election rally and said she has already filed a police complaint against Viswas.

"What kind of security and dignity can women expect from AAP's leadership that itself has blatant sexist and perverse mindsets?," Bedi said in a tweet.

What kind of security and dignity can women expect from AAP's leadership that itself has blatant sexist and perverse mindsets? (3/3)

— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) January 31, 2015

Slamming Viswas, Bedi said, "Absolutely derogatory sexist remarks, illegal photoshopped images communicating wrong messaging - it is unethical, toxic, perverse."

A party delegation comprising Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MP Meenakshi Lekhi and a number of other leaders also filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Vishwas.

"The remarks were very abusive and vulgar. They cannot be used in a civil society. We demanded strong and prompt action against Viswas," Upadhyay said.

Rubbishing the allegations, Viswas said, "I challenge BJP and Kiran Bedi to show the video where I made the comments. If she can prove the allegations, I will quit politics, else Bedi should quit.

"I am surprised that channels are not showing this video. There were cameras of so many channels. There was an Election Commission camera too," he said.

The AAP leader said BJP was nervous ahead of the polls and that is why so many Union Ministers were deployed to campaign.

"Since they do not have any answer on issues of Delhi, they are spreading such rumours and filing FIRs to mislead people. Kiran Bedi is following the ideology of Amit Shah and wants to prove that she is becoming Rahul Gandhi of BJP. She doesn't realise what they are making her do," he said.

Meanwhile, asked about what action should be taken against Kumar Vishwas for his "sexist" remarks, Bedi said, "Who is he?... Who is this Kumar Vishwas, I don't know."

The BJP chief ministerial candidate at the rally also sought to woo voters in the Muslim-dominated Matia Mahal constituency and promised development in the area if voted to power.

She was campaigning for party's candidate Shakeel Anjum Dehalvi.

Dehlavi, who recently joined BJP, had fought the 2013 Assembly polls from Matia Mahal on an AAP ticket and finished third.

"After winning, I'll ask Modiji for money to repair these (electricity) wires, we'll put these wires under ground, I'll ask Modiji for money to put all the wires in Jama Masjid underground," Bedi said.

"If we win the seat, this would be a history, this will be called a new India, this will be government of harmony, peace and development... and when we have Jama Masjid with us, what else do we need?"

"If I win, I will bring development in this area, this will be a new government," she said, while talking to party workers in the area.

Before Matia Mahal, Bedi campaigned in Chandni Chowk area.