The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission accusing the poll body of being biased in favour of t...
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission accusing the poll body of being biased in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party during the ongoing Assembly elections in West Bengal, PTI reported.
In the memorandum, the TMC mentioned a list of decisions taken by the Election Commission under three categories: “inaction of the EC”, “underaction of the EC” and “overaction by the EC”. The Trinamool alleged that the commission was “acting in a partisan manner, absolutely in favour of the BJP and on its instructions”.
In the first category, the party listed speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging that they have made statements that are in “violation” of the Model Code of Conduct and the Representation of The People Act, 1951. The TMC also provided video links of the speeches to the EC.
“The ECI claims that it monitors speeches,” the memorandum stated. “However, it has not taken any action for such serious violations. For all the above [violations], Narendra Modi and Amit Shah should be banned for campaigning for the remaining phases.”
As for “underaction”, the TMC alleged that various middle and lower level-leaders of the BJP who have tried to influence voters on communal lines...
