CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday urged the Electoral Commission to stop Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi from campaigning in Tamil Nadu for the April 6 assembly elections, allegedly violating the code role model.
He also wanted the EC to order the police to register an FIR against him for “inciting the youth to another fight for freedom.”
The state-run BJP election liaison committee, V Balachandran, alleged that Gandhi’s campaign at St. Joseph’s Matric Upper Secondary School in Mulagumoodu in Kanyakumari district on March 1 was similar to an election campaign in the school facilities.
In a memorandum submitted to Electoral Director (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo on Thursday, he said that Gandhi’s political campaign at the educational institution violated the provisions of the model code of conduct for which strict action is required including “prohibition orders for his election campaign in Tamil Nadu “.
In addition, the congressional leader committed crimes under sections 109 (punishment for complicity) and 124 A (sedition) of the IPC for his comments that India now needs another fight for freedom, he said.
Quoting Rahul Gandhi during his interaction with the students, the memorandum read: “The congressional leaders’ comparison of the current situation with that of before independence during the British rule and inciting the youth to another struggle for freedom is has done with the intention of causing hatred, They despise and excite discontent towards the government that establishes the statutes. ”
While answering a question, Gandhi had replied: “There is a lot of anger that is spreading in the country, a lot of fear, and that is what we have to fight. We have to fight division, anger, fear and once again do happy to India. ” , comfortable, fearless and united, “he said.
His statement violates sections 124 A of the IPC, Balachandran claimed.
He also wanted the EC to order the police to register an FIR against him for “inciting the youth to another fight for freedom.”
The state-run BJP election liaison committee, V Balachandran, alleged that Gandhi’s campaign at St. Joseph’s Matric Upper Secondary School in Mulagumoodu in Kanyakumari district on March 1 was similar to an election campaign in the school facilities.
In a memorandum submitted to Electoral Director (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo on Thursday, he said that Gandhi’s political campaign at the educational institution violated the provisions of the model code of conduct for which strict action is required including “prohibition orders for his election campaign in Tamil Nadu “.
In addition, the congressional leader committed crimes under sections 109 (punishment for complicity) and 124 A (sedition) of the IPC for his comments that India now needs another fight for freedom, he said.
Quoting Rahul Gandhi during his interaction with the students, the memorandum read: “The congressional leaders’ comparison of the current situation with that of before independence during the British rule and inciting the youth to another struggle for freedom is has done with the intention of causing hatred, They despise and excite discontent towards the government that establishes the statutes. ”
While answering a question, Gandhi had replied: “There is a lot of anger that is spreading in the country, a lot of fear, and that is what we have to fight. We have to fight division, anger, fear and once again do happy to India. ” , comfortable, fearless and united, “he said.
His statement violates sections 124 A of the IPC, Balachandran claimed.
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