Aam Aadmi Party candidate candidate from East Delhi Atishi on Thursday accused the BJP and its candidate from East Delhi candidate Gautam Gambhir of resorting to character assassination in order to make political gains.

An emotional Atishi, who made a name for herself on Delhi’s political circuit through her work on education reforms and infrastructure, fought back tears as she spoke at a press conference about how pamphlets that sought to equate her with a “prostitute” were being distributed in Vishwas Nagar, Krishna Nagar and other parts of the constituency.

Even as she fought tears, she read out the content of pamphlets she alleges have been circulated by the BJP, even though they do not bear any signature. She said these pamphlets, with the title “Atishi Marlena – know your candidate”, were distributed to homes along with newspapers.

AAP spokesperson Akshay Marathe, while distributing copies of the pamphlet via WhatsApp, also said: “BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir distributed this pamphlet in East Delhi societies through newspapers.”