West Bengal Assembly elections | Ban Modi, Shah from campaigning in Bengal, Trinamool tells EC
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A delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders met the Election Commission in Delhi on Wednesday and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah be banned from campaigning
A delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders met the Election Commission in Delhi on Wednesday and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah be banned from campaigning for the remaining phases of the Assembly election in West Bengal since their “communal” speeches have violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and the Representation of the People Act. The party also registered a strong protest over the Election Commission’s decision to ban State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours for her comments about central forces following the death of four persons in a firing by the CISF in Sitalkuchi. “Such an act is mala fide, suffers from non-application of mind and is violation of her fundamental rights,” the party said in a memorandum submitted to the EC in Delhi. The party once again reiterated its allegations of the EC acting on partisan lines. “ECI was formed under the Constitution of India to be an independent body that would monitor and conduct general elections in India. Neutrality is sine qua non in discharge of its functions but during this Assembly election, it is apparent that the ECI is acting in a partisan manner, absolutely in favour of the BJP and/or on its instructions, that is pre-announced by the BJP,” the memorandum said.More Related News
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