Case Against Assam Chief Minister, BJP Chief Over Congress's BJP Ad Complaint

Police case has also been filed against the eight leading English, Assamese, Hindi and Bengali newspapers which published the advertisements.

The Congress has filed a police complaint against Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, BJP chief J P Nadda, state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and eight leading newspapers for "camouflaging an advertisement as news" predicting the party''s victory in all the seats in Upper Assam that went to polls in the first phase on March 27. The FIR was lodged with Dispur police station on Sunday night for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), provisions of Section 126A of the Representation of People Act, 1951 and the ECI's directives issued on March 26, APCC Legal Department Chairman Niran Borah said. "This is a blatant violation of MCC, Representation of People Act, 1951 and the ECI''s relevant instructions and media policies by BJP leaders and members, who after realising that their defeat is inevitable have resorted to desperate illegal and unconstitutional methods to influence the voters across the state," he said. "In a pre-planned conspiracy to deceive voters in the second and third phases, CM, BJP national president, state chief and other members of the party have knowingly issued advertisements camouflaged as headlines on front pages of various newspapers claiming that the BJP will win all the constituencies of Upper Assam," Mr Borah said.