Bengal Polls 2021
BJP files complaint with EC against Mamata for making 'provocative, communal' speech and 'promoting bribery'
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly violating the model code of conduct while campaigning for the West Bengal elections.
During a rally in Kulpi, Mamata has stated people are coming to the BJP public meetings in exchange of money.
The saffron party has alleged that Mamata's speech was provocative, communal and promoting bribery.
The complaint reads, "The intent of Ms. Mamata Banerjee is to interrupt the free exercise of an electoral right of the voters and manipulate their votes by the hate speech against the Bharatiya Janata Party and its top leaders.
"The intention of Ms. Mamata Banerjee is to promote bribery, hate amongst the people. Apart thereof, the statements are nothing but defamation of the voters and their electoral maturity.
"Secondly, promoting bribery tantamount to corrupt practice punishable under the Indian Penal Code and other electoral laws."
Hitting out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief on the same issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally of the BJP on Saturday said, "By making such statements, you (Mamata Banerjee) are not insulting the BJP and Modi but people."
In several rallies, the TMC supremo has accused the BJP of bribing people to get votes in the ongoing elections.
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