BJP ‘bribing’ reporters in Leh
Congress urges ECI to take stern action against BJP State President
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) has urged the Election Commission of India to take strong note of the violation of Model Code of Conduct in Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency by the BJP.
The BJP has allegedly tried to bribe the local journalists in Leh to make them report in its favour. The District Election Officer Leh has already asked the police to register an FIR over the matter.
The Congress has asked the ECI to initiative action against BJP State President over attempting to bribe Leh Reporters and intimidating them in the backdrop of the exposure of this corrupt practice.
In a Statement, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Spokesperson has emphasized the election Commission of India to initiate action against the “violation of MCC by BJP and Zanaskar Buddhist and Zanaskar Gonpa Associations, who have threatened the people of social boycott in case they do not vote in favour of BJP, which is indicative of BJPs frustration and clear violation of MCC”.
The Party Spokesperson has sought stern action against the associations as well as BJP, “which is behind the poll violations”.
“The matter should be taken seriously by the ECI and CEO of J&K,” the statement read.
Although the complaints had been forwarded to CEO J&K by the INC candidate and others, “But so far, no action has been taken in this direction,” the Congress spokesman alleged.
He said the local polling officers “have not even allowed the polling agents of other parties to enter booths, allowing BJP to capture scores of booths in Zanaskar, which has also been reported to Chief Electoral Officer of J&K”.
The spokesperson said the Returning Officer has also written to CEO over the bribery charges, “but no action seems to have been taken so far”.
“Congress Party believes that only stern action against violation of MCC and attempting to bribe reporters will restore the confidence of the people in a democratic process,” he said.
He said that the BJP President “should be restrained from intimidating Leh reporters to hide wrong doings and corruption, which he has committed in Leh”.
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