West Bengal Assembly elections | Ban Modi, Shah from campaigning in Bengal, Trinamool tells EC
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A delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders met the Election Commission in Delhi on Wednesday and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah be banned from campaigning for the remaining phases of the Assembly election in West Bengal since their “communal” speeches have violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and the Representation of the People Act.
The social gathering additionally registered a powerful protest over the Election Commission’s resolution to ban State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for twenty-four hours for her feedback about central forces following the dying of 4 individuals in a firing by the CISF in Sitalkuchi. “Such an act is mala fide, suffers from non-application of mind and is violation of her fundamental rights,” the social gathering stated in a memorandum submitted to the EC in Delhi.
The social gathering as soon as once more reiterated its allegations of the EC appearing on partisan strains. “ECI was formed under the Constitution of India to be an independent body that would monitor and conduct general elections in India. Neutrality is sine qua non in discharge of its functions but during this Assembly election, it is apparent that the ECI is acting in a partisan manner, absolutely in favour of the BJP and/or on its instructions, that is pre-announced by the BJP,” the memorandum stated.
The memorandum additionally highlighted situations the place, in accordance with the Trinamool, Mr. Shah and Mr. Modi violated the mannequin code of conduct and the Representation of People Act. The Trinamool stated at a rally on April 12 in Kalyani, Prime Minister Narendra Modi singled out “Matua” and the “Namasudra” communities. He was accusing the Trinamool authorities and Ms. Banerjee of doing nothing for the 2 teams. The Trinamool, in its memorandum, stated making an enchantment for votes on “religious and communal lines by specifically appealing to the Matua and Namasudra communities” is a violation of the each the MCC and the Representation of People Act. The social gathering stated a remark in one other speech on April 10 in Siliguri quickly after the Sitalkuchi incident, in which Mr. Modi blamed Mamata Banerjee and her “gundas”, was an unverified allegation and a distortion.
The social gathering accused Mr. Shah of invoking false narratives of caste discrimination when he accused the Trinamool of not “shedding tears” for the dying of a youth from the Rajbongshi group.
“The ECI claims that it monitors speeches. However, it has not taken any action for such serious violations. For all the above, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah should be banned for campaigning for the remaining phases,” the social gathering stated in the memorandum.
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