Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday urged the Election Commission to ban Prime Minister Narendra Modi from campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka. Speaking at a press convention right here, he alleged that Modi was looking for votes on the premise of faith within the southern state.
“Modi is seeking votes on the basis of religion in violation of the Election Commission guidelines. He should be barred from poll campaigning,” Gehlot mentioned.
“Read the law… If someone talks in the name of religion, on religious grounds in the election campaign, ban should be imposed. His (Modi) election stands rejected, ” he added.
The Karnataka Assembly election is scheduled for May 10 and counting of votes will happen on May 13.
Asked if the Bajrang Dal will likely be banned in Rajasthan, Gehlot mentioned, “Whatever may be the name of an organisation… The real question is what is the role of that organisation.”
He was reacting to the controversy surrounding the Congress manifesto speaking about taking decisive motion as per regulation, together with imposing a ban on organisations such because the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Bajrang Dal.
In its ballot manifesto for the Karnataka polls, the Congress mentioned it was dedicated to take agency and decisive motion in opposition to people and organisations such because the Bajrang Dal and the Popular Front of India “spreading hatred” amongst communities on grounds of caste and faith.
The motion will embrace a “ban” in opposition to such organisations, the occasion has promised. Gehlot added that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has did not polarise Karnataka, and that inflation and unemployment are the true points for the folks
