The Election Commission on Sunday imposed a 24-hour marketing campaign ban on BJP chief Sayantan Basu and Sujata Mondal of the Trinamool Congress for his or her controversial remarks through the ongoing meeting polls in West Bengal. The bar on campaigning by the leaders might be in power from 7 PM on April 18 to 7 PM on April 19.
In an order, the ballot panel stated it had fastidiously thought of Mondal’s reply to it discover which doesn’t justify the related parts of her assertion “denigrating the Scheduled Caste community in West Bengal”. “Now, therefore, the Commission hereby sternly warns Sujata Mondal and advises her to desist from using such statement while making public utterances during the period when the Model Code of Conduct is in force,” based on the order.
Basu was issued a discover for his remarks that “if you kill one we will kill four of you…” The order on Basu stated the Commission “sternly warns and condemns Sayantan Basu and strongly advised him to desist from using such statement while making public utterances during the period when the Model Code of Conduct is in force.” Besides warning the leaders towards making such statements, the ballot panel imposed a ban on campaigning by them.
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