LS polls: TMC lodges plaint with EC against PM, BJP candidate from Krishnanagar

Accuses Modi, BJP of ‘bribery’, ‘creating undue influences’, violation of MCC

Trinamool Congress (TMC) has lodged a complaint with the chief electoral officer, West Bengal against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP and its candidate for Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat Amrita Roy for indulging in “corrupt” practices by “bribing” and “creating undue influences” through the announcement of a new monetary beneficial scheme for the electorate.

In its complaint letter, TMC wrote that a telephonic conversation between the PM and BJP’s Krishnanagar seat’s candidate Amrita Roy, on March 27, was a

“campaign stunt” which was circulated with the media and uploaded on the official Instagram handle of BJP. In the conversation that was made viral, PM Modi purportedly told Roy that he is exploring legal options concerning how to return

the money that was allegedly looted from the poor of West Bengal in return for jobs and was attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The amount was stated to be approximately Rs 3000 crore.

TMC alleged that it was an attempt to pan out incorrect information and procedures established by law. “The amount at all purportedly seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot be distributed by the government as promised by Shri. Narendra Modi. The process of law allows the restoration of alleged recovered money/ property only in terms of set procedures. In any case, the supposed 3000 crores recovered/attached/ seized by the ED is an unverified and unconfirmed number,” it wrote in the complaint letter. It further alleged that since it is clear that PM Modi is exploring options to distribute it, it is a clear violation of the Model