BJP urges EC to direct lodging of FIR against Rahul Gandhi, Kharge for MCC violation in Maharashtra
New Delhi, Nov 11: The BJP on Monday urged the Election Commission to direct lodging of an FIR against Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi for conducting “malicious and slanderous” poll campaigns against it in Maharashtra in "violation" of the model code of conduct and other laws.
In its memorandum to the poll panel, the BJP alleged that Gandhi sought to spread falsehood and create disaffection among the people with his remarks during a poll campaign in Mumbai on November 6 that various projects including the iPhone factory and Boeing unit were taken to Gujarat from Maharashtra.
In his speech, the Congress leader also made unsubstantiated accusations that the RSS and the BJP want to finish the Constitution and that the RSS membership, and not merit, is the qualification for appointment as vice-chancellors, the party charged.
“We told the chief election commissioner’s office that Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi tried to spread falsehood and make states fight with each other. He lied that the BJP was going to finish the Constitution. It’s false propaganda and it should be stopped,” Union minister and senior BJP leader Arjun Ram Meghwal told reporters after the party’s delegation submitted its memorandum to the Election Commission.
“We also told the Election Commission that Rahul Gandhi is repeatedly trying to pit people of one state against another on issues of language and investments despite the EC showcause notices issued earlier, and said that an FIR should be lodged against him in the matter,” he added.
In its memorandum, the BJP alleged that Gandhi violated the model code of conduct and other laws by falsely accusing Gujarat of “stealing and snatching” opportunities from Maharashtra.
The Congress leader with his statements incited the youths of Maharashtra “which is immensely dangerous” for the unity and integrity of the country, it alleged.
“In fact, Maharashtra has topped in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) across India by receiving a total of Rs 70,795 crore from April to June 2024-25,” the BJP memorandum added.
The ruling party urged the poll panel to take cognisance of the “continued unsubstantiated malicious and slanderous campaigns” being conducted by the Congress and Gandhi.
“We request the Commission to reprimand, censure and restrain Rahul Gandhi from handing out lies during election campaigns for the remaining period of electioneering, and direct registration of FIR against Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi” under application sections of the Representation of Peoples Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,” it added.
Besides Meghwal, the BJP delegation comprised party national general secretary Arun Singh, senior leader Sanjay Mayukh and national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla.
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Have won in people’s court, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on by-poll results
Bengaluru (PTI): Buoyed by the assembly election by-polls, which saw the ruling Congress sweeping in all the three seats, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he won in the ‘people’s court’.
He gave credit to the guarantee schemes for the party’s victory in the assembly bypolls in Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna.
“You know what Mahatma Gandhi said. He said people’s court is better than the courts. Now people’s court has given me its verdict,” Siddaramaiah told reporters.
This victory was significant for the Congress as the BJP and JD(S) formed an alliance, he explained.
“We won from Kalyana Karnataka (Sandur), Kittur Karnataka region (Shiggaon), and old Mysuru region (Channapatna). In all the places we won. So, this is very significant."
“After our government came to power about one and half years ago, the BJP made false allegations on me and my government. They also spread lies about our schemes,” Siddaramaiah said.
The CM is an accused in the MUDA site allotment scam where 14 sites in upmarket of Mysuru was allotted to his wife, Parvathi. After the controversy broke out, Parvathi returned the sites to MUDA.
He also came down heavily on the opposition BJP and JD(S) for their lies and ‘baseless allegations’.
The Chief Minister also took a swipe at JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda and his son Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy for "crying" in public during elections.
“Deve Gowda and his sons cry, but didn’t their heart melt when several women cried in the Prajwal Revanna case in Hassan?” he asked.
Former JD(S) MP and grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, Prajwal Revanna is in jail for allegedly sexually assaulting several women and filming them.
