New Delhi:

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday raised objections to objectionable remarks made by opposition leaders, including Tamil Nadu Minister Anisha Radhakrishnan, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the lack of action against him. of action and urged the Election Commission to take strict action on its own against poll code violations.

The BJP delegation pointed out that state poll officials have taken a “different” approach to similar irregularities by politicians and claimed that Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Wrong leaders in states like West Bengal have not done much. All these states are ruled by rival parties of the BJP.

A delegation of the BJP, including Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and its general secretary Vinod Tawde, met the poll watchdog to highlight this “disparity”.

Todd later told reporters that the opposition leader continued to “insult” Prime Minister Modi and denigrate women’s rights and Indian culture.

He said the voting process had just begun and the Election Commission should take “proactive action” on any violation of voting rules.

He said that while action was recommended against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, who is polling for Lok Sabha in Karnataka, for her controversial remarks against Tamils, Tamil Nadu The objectionable remarks of the state ministers and DMK leaders did not attract any condemnation.

In this context, Mr. Tod also highlighted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s linkage between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mughal King Aurangz Compare this to Aurangzeb, who is regarded by many religious fanatics.

He said that while there were calls for action in the Shobha Karandlaje case, poll officials in other states had taken a different stand.

“We urge the Electoral Commission to take stern action where appropriate and we are sure it will investigate the issue,” he said.

BJP leaders Om Pathak and Sanjay Mayukh are also members of the delegation.

The BJP’s written submission to the EC related to Radhakrishnan’s alleged use of foul language against the Prime Minister during election rallies.

The party asked the poll body to ban him from campaigning and an apology from the DMK leader. FIRs should also be registered, it said.

Its complaint also highlights insults and personal attacks on Indian culture by DMK leaders, including former Union minister A Raja. The BJP pointed out that Raja had said that Tamil Nadu would never accept phrases like Bharat Mata and Jai Shri Ram.

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