Bengal BJP Candidate Promises Free Trips To Ayodhya, Gets Poll Body's Notice

The Trinamool Congress lodged a complaint with the Election Commission on March 22 over the issue.

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Pandabeswar, West Bengal, Jitendra Tiwari was issued a show-cause notice by the Election Commission (EC) for promising voters a free trip to the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya if elected, officials said today. Mr Tiwari made the remarks twice -- while speaking at a public meeting in Haripur on March 21, and later at a party meeting. The Trinamool Congress lodged a complaint with the poll body on March 22 over the issue.