Congress complains to Chief Election Commissioner about Prime Minister’s “Mann Ki Baat” program
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Raipur. Congress has termed the Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat program as a violation of the Model Code of Conduct and has sent a complaint to the Chief Election Commissioner for action. State Congress Communication Department Chairman Sushil Anand Shukla has said in the complaint that Assembly elections are going on in five states, Model Code of Conduct is in force, at such a time, broadcasting of Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat on radio and TV is a violation of the Model Code of Conduct. Is. The Prime Minister has clearly violated the election code of conduct in all five states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while holding the constitutional post, has deliberately misused the programs of All India Radio and Doordarshan under the Central Information and Broadcasting Department to influence the assembly elections for political gains. An organization was organized by BJP leaders to narrate the Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat to the voters for electoral gains.
BJP national president J.P. reached Chhattisgarh on tour. Almost all the BJP candidates including Nadda, former Chief Minister Raman Singh, BJP State President and MP Arun Sao held public meetings and broadcast Mann Ki Baat. Crowds in vehicles were brought to the meeting organized by BJP to listen to Mann Ki Baat. The Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat program has been used for campaigning by BJP candidates in the assembly elections. Therefore, it is requested that organizing a public event to listen to the broadcast of Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat is a clear violation of the model code of conduct. The amount of expenditure of Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat program should be recovered from BJP candidates and should be added to the election expenses of all 90 candidates of Chhattisgarh of Bharatiya Janata Party and immediate strict action should be taken against the violation of Model Code of Conduct by the leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party. Action should be taken. A copy of the complaint has been sent to the Central Election Commission.