The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Assam Chief Minister and BJP chief Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks focusing on Chhattisgarh minister Mohammad Akbar during the Assembly poll campaign final week. Sarma has been requested by the fee to reply to the notice by 5 pm on October 30.
The Poll panel motion got here a day after Congress filed a criticism with it in opposition to Sarma. The Congress occasion additionally lodged a criticism in opposition to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.Â
Congress lodged criticism associated to poll code violationsÂ
Earlier on Wednesday (October 25), a delegation of Congress leaders met the chief election commissioner and different election commissioners, and introduced to them eight totally different memorandums of poll code violations in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana.
The delegation comprised AICC normal secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh, occasion chief Salman Khurshid, AICC state in-charge for Telangana Manikrao Thakre, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Revanth Reddy, former TPCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy and CLP chief (Telangana meeting) Bhatti Vikramarka.
Accusation in opposition to Sarma
The Congress’ criticism in opposition to Assam Chief Minister Sarma pertained to a speech he delivered in Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha on October 18 whereas campaigning in opposition to Congress candidate Mohd Akbar.  In his speech, the Congress alleged, Sarma stated, “If one Akbar comes to some place, he calls 100 Akbars. So, send him off as soon as possible, otherwise the land of Mata Kaushalya will get defiled.”
The criticism said that Sarma subsequently levelled allegations in opposition to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, saying, “Today, the tribals of Chhattisgarh, who are dear to us, are being encouraged to convert their religion on a daily basis. And when someone raises their voice against it, Bhupesh Baghel ji says ‘We are secular’. Is beating up Hindus your secularism? This country is a country of Hindus and will belong to Hindus. Do not teach us secularism, we do not need to learn secularism from you.”
Chhattisgarh Assembly pollsÂ
It needs to be famous right here that the upcoming Assembly election in Chhattisgarh will likely be held in two phases. The first part of polling for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh will happen on November 7, 2023. The remaining 70 seats within the state will go to polls on November 17. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3.Â
(With inputs from PTI)
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