Aam Aadmi Party on opinion poll 'scam': Highlights

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party or AAP today alleged that many opinion polls are manipulated. Addressing a press conference, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Yogendra Yadav said there is a conspiracy against the party.

Following are the highlights of their press conference:

Arvind Kejriwal says:

• There is a big scam on opinion polls going on
• NewsExpress expose proved that
• Conspiracy being hatched against AAP
• Opinion polls very manipulating

Yogendra Yadav says:

• One shouldn't lampoon all agencies
• This calls for serious introspection for Indian media in general and these agencies in particular
• We are playing with the future of our country, the manner in which democracy is run - there should be an criminal investigation
• We don't want a flat ban on opinion polls - there are standard protocols all over the world that are followed
• We demand that Election Commission of India should set up a regulatory authority for monitoring opinion polls