Former AAP Councillor Claims MCD Poll Tickets Sold for Rs 2-3 crore; Climbs Electricity Tower in Protest

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 14th Nov. Former AAP councillor Haseeb-ul-Hasan, who was denied a ticket for the upcoming municipal elections, climbed an electricity tower in east Delhi on Sunday, alleging that party leaders “sold” the tickets for Rs 2 crore to 3 crore.

He accused Atishi, Durgesh Pathak, and Sanjay Singh of stealing his original documents under the guise of fielding him in the elections and refusing to return them to him.

“AAP leaders have taken my original documents, including my bank passbook, on the pretext of giving me a ticket but they are not returning the documents. Tomorrow is the last day to file the nominations. If anything happens to me or if I die, Durgesh Pathak and Atishi will be responsible,” Hasan said in a social media live video from atop the tower in Gandhi Nagar.

“Atishi, Durgesh Pathak and Sanjay Singh sold the tickets for Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore. They are all corrupt leaders. They returned my documents only after I climbed this tower,” he told reporters after getting down.

The former AAP councillor stated that he will file his nomination papers as soon as he decides “whether to fight the elections independently or switch to another party.”

The AAP gave no immediate response.

At 10.51 a.m., fire officials received word that someone had climbed an electric tower.

Police officers, firefighters, and BSES officials, as well as ambulances, arrived at the scene and asked Hasan to come down. A senior police officer later stated that he eventually agreed.

The AAP released its first list of candidates on Friday, followed by a second list of 117 candidates the very next day.

The 250-ward MCD goes to the polls on December 4, and the votes are counted on December 7.