New Delhi

Fifty-six retired bureaucrats on Thursday wrote to Election Commission seeking action against Arvind Kejriwal alleging that AAP convenor had induced public servants to work for the party during a press conference in Gujarat on September 3.

They have urged the EC to initiate proceedings to withdraw the recognition of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Former Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary, M Madan Gopal said that a group of retired bureaucrats wrote to the EC over the matter citing a violation of section 1A of the election symbols (reservation and allotment) order by AAP.

He said, "Whatever he (Kejriwal) spoke in Rajkot during a press conference was very wrong. We who believe in Constitution got disturbed. Such an unbalanced and controversial statement that too from a chief minister of a state (is not expected)."

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"Canvassing is his right before elections. His appeal to drivers and conductors of public transport corporations and police personnel to work for a particular party is very wrong. Public servants are not supposed to canvass for a political party," said the former bureaucrat.