Shimla, Feb 26
The BJP has alleged violation of Model code of conduct by Congress in RS election. The BJP candidate from Himachal Harsh Mahajan accused the National Congress Legislative Party of violating the Model code and conduct by issuing a whip to Congress party MLAs.
In a complaint addressed to Election Commission of India Mahajan said that three line whip was to all members of legislative assembly allegedly directing them to remain present on Tuesday for election to RS . ”All the Members of the NCLP are requested to vote in favour of the party’s officials candidate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi and put the vote in the ballet box after showing the vote to the agent authorized by the party ” the BJP said that whip was issued on Feb 22, 2024 is involution of MCC.
The complaint addressed to ECI that gross violations of MCC was done by the issuing of the whip during the election of RS in Himachal Pradesh. Candidates pointed out that ECI has also issued clarification on July 6, 2017 that political parties could not issue any whip like they do in legislative assembly asking their MLAs to vote for a particular candidate.
The party also sought that to initiate punitive and corrective steps the BJP requested to ECI that action should be taken to appreciate the gravity of the complaint. Mahajan also demanded to to issue show cause notice to INCLP he accused that the whip would affect the decision making ability of the MLAs and the violation amount to undue influence on them. BJP candidate alleged that it was on behest of Congress RS candidate that such whip was issued.
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