New Delhi: A BJP delegation today met Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath to complain against Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's recent speeches in the poll-bound states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Following the 30-minute meeting, the BJP's Pinki Anand told NDTV, "The complaint alleges that Rahul Gandhi's speeches have been inflammatory and have been to invite feelings of hatred amongst members of communities and violated the model code of conduct."
"We also talked about Rahul Gandhi's statement where he says:
'UP jalaa dete hain, Kashmir jalaa dete hain' (they burn Uttar Pradesh and they burn Kashmir) whereas there is no such incident that has been alleged as far as any political party is concerned, least of all, the BJP. The clear target of Rahul Gandhi's speech is the BJP. He has tried to portray all the incidents as if it involves the BJP," she said.
Last week, while addressing rallies in Churu and Kherli in Rajasthan, the Gandhi scion had blamed the BJP for inciting communal violence in Muzaffarnagar even while making references to violence in other states like Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat.
The six-page complaint to the poll panel also includes Rahul Gandhi's allegation made during his Indore speech where he claimed that Pakistan's ISI was trying to reach out to Muzaffarnagar victims.
"As far as his speech in Indore is concerned, not only is it a breach of election code of conduct, but also against national security," Ms Anand said.
The BJP delegation, that included Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Nirmala Sitharaman, Prakash Javdekar and Satya Pal Jain, has asked for action to be taken against Rahul Gandhi, including withdrawal of the Congress' recognition as a national party.
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