BJP urges EC to take action against Rahul for ‘match-fixing’ remarks
Gen secretary Singh urged EC to ‘suspend’ Cong MP from LS election campaign
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday urged the Election Commission to take the “strictest action” against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the “match-fixing” remarks and other comments he made during an INDIA bloc rally here a day ago.
A BJP delegation comprising Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and BJP national general secretary Arun Singh lodged the complaint against Gandhi with the poll panel, urging it to direct the Congress leader to tender an “unconditional public apology” to the nation and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for levelling “false allegations” against him.
Addressing the INDIA bloc’s ‘Loktantra Bachao’ (Save Democracy) rally at the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, Gandhi accused Modi of trying to do “match-fixing” in the Lok Sabha polls and warned that if the BJP wins the election through this endeavour and “changes” the Constitution, then the whole country would be “finished”.
The public meeting was aimed at highlighting the issue of “attack on democracy” including the alleged misuse of agencies against opposition leaders in the aftermath of the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and income tax notices to parties.
In a memorandum to the Election Commission (EC), the ruling BJP urged the poll panel to take a comprehensive view of the “design and patterns” of the Congress’ misleading campaign and propaganda and its leaders, alleging that they are not only creating disaffection amongst the people but also “habitually and serially” committing electoral offences by violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and “healthy” democratic conventions.
BJP national general secretary Singh accused Gandhi of repeatedly making such comments and said the EC should consider “completely censoring” him from speaking during the Lok Sabha elections as the Congress leader would not stop making such remarks.
Sensing their defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Gandhi and other leaders of the INDIA bloc are using derogatory words against Prime Minister Modi, the judiciary, the EC and all other institutions out of frustration, the BJP leader charged.