Ahmedabad,Narendra Modi today set off a controversy when he openly sought votes for BJP while holding aloft his party’s ‘Lotus’ symbol immediately after casting his ballot, with Congress moving the Election Commission accusing him of model code violation.
Acting swiftly
on the complaint, the poll body sought a report from the returning officer.Though
it is a normal practice for top leaders to make brief statements to the media
after casting their votes, what irked Modi’s rivals was a full-fledged press
conference that the Gujarat chief Minister held during which he not only
fervently asked the electorate to vote for BJP but also launched a tirade
against Congress.The tech-savvy BJP’s prime ministerial hopeful was also seen
happily clicking selfies while prominently displaying the party symbol.
AICC legal department secretary
K C Mittal promptly filed a complaint to the EC, saying Modi’s speech and
display of symbol was in violation of section 126 of Representation of
People Act (RPA) and demanded an FIR be registered against him.“It is noticed
from the live news telecast on various news channels that Modi went to the
polling station at Gandhinagar to cast his vote.“And on his way out he was
campaigning for BJP and delivering speech in a fashion to canvas for BJP,
himself and also displayed the election symbol to the public while showing his
finger for having cast his vote,” the party said in the complaint, adding, “he
may also be disqualified for such blatant violation.”
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