The BJP accused Rahul Gandhi of violating poll guidelines with his post
on X on the day of the Rajasthan Assembly polls and urged the Election
Commission to seek suspension of the Congress leader’s social media account and
initiate other actions against him.
In his post, Gandhi urged people to elect the Congress and said, “Rajasthan
will choose free treatment. Rajasthan will choose cheaper gas cylinder.
Rajasthan will choose interest-free agricultural loan. Rajasthan will choose
English education. Rajasthan will choose OPS. Rajasthan will choose caste
census.”
The BJP wrote to the Election Commission, saying his post violates the
silence period of 48 hours during which any type of campaign is barred.
It accused the former Congress chief of violating the Representation of
the People Act and the Model Code of Conduct and sought the EC’s action.
“The social media platform X and its functionaries may also be directed
to immediately suspend the account and remove the aforestated offending
contents with immediate effect lest it further violates the 48-hour silence
zone and cause irreparable injury to the doctrine of free and fair elections,”
it said.
The BJP said the poll panel should also direct the Chief Election
Officer, Rajasthan, to file a criminal complaint and initiate criminal
prosecution against Gandhi.
PTI
