147 FIRs filed against political parties in Delhi

Update: 2014-04-02 00:20 GMT
A total of 147 FIRs have been registered against political parties for violating the model code of conduct here, said an Election Commission official on Tuesday. The model code of conduct came into force on 5 March with the Lok Sabha election scheduled in the national capital on 10 April. ‘A total of 20 FIRs have been registered against the Bharatiya Janata Party, 15 against the Congress and 14 have been lodged against the Aam Aadmi Party,’ said the official. Poll panel officials have also seized 47 unlicenced arms from members of political parties. ‘A large quantity of liquor, both country and Indian Made Foreign Liquor, has been recovered,’ he added.

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