New Delhi: AAP's East Delhi candidate Atishi on Thursday broke down while reading a pamphlet containing "obscene and derogatory" remarks against her, that she alleged has been distributed in the constituency by her BJP rival Gautam Gambhir, a charge denied by the cricketer-turned-politician. The BJP, in turn, charged the AAP with staging such incidents. Returning officer of the East Delhi parliamentary constituency K Mahesh directed the police to "file an FIR" in connection with a controversial pamphlet but did not specify whether a complaint was received in this regard or his office took suo motu cognisance of the case. When contacted, DCP (East) Jasmeet Singh said, "We have not received any complaint yet. We will look into it if we receive any complaint and take action accordingly."

Atishi alleged the pamphlets containing derogatory remarks on her as well as her family were distributed by the BJP at housing complexes. "I had welcomed Gambhir myself when he joined politics but I never imagined he would stoop to this level during Lok Sabha polls," Atishi said. "I have only one question for Gautam Gambhir. If he is doing this against one woman, what about the lakhs of women in east Delhi who are worried about their safety," she said. The AAP East Delhi candidate, who was accompanied by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia during a press conference, broke down as she read out the pamphlet in front of reporters.