Ahead of the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly election, the Election Commission on Thursday served a show-cause notice to Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi over her ‘envelop’ remarks associated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s temple go to. The ballot panel requested her to reply to the notice by October 30 night.
The EC motion got here a day after the BJP filed a grievance against her. The BJP accused Gandhi of “invoking the personal religious devotion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi” to make false claims throughout her ballot marketing campaign in Rajasthan and urged the Election Commission to take motion against her.
What BJP alleges in its submission?
In its submission, the saffron celebration famous that Gandhi advised a public assembly in Dausa on October 20 that she noticed it on TV that when an envelope of donation made by Modi at a temple was opened, it carried solely Rs 21. She provides that she noticed the information and isn’t conscious if the declare is true or not, the BJP’s grievance learn.
She then went on to launch a political assault on the BJP saying that “envelopes” are proven to the general public by the celebration however nothing is present in them after the elections. According to experiences, the BJP additionally included a video of her remarks in its grievance.
Rajasthan Assembly election
It ought to be famous right here that Rajasthan will go to polls on November 25 whereas the counting of votes will happen on December 3. The state will witness polling in a single part for a complete of 200 Assembly seats. In Rajasthan – which can see a direct battle between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on November 25 – anti-incumbency is a crucial issue.
(With PTI inputs)
