New Delhi:

Congress on Monday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks against the party and comparing his manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls with that of the Muslim League.

A delegation of Congress leaders met EC officials and raised issues including the use of photos and large cutouts of the prime minister in government buildings and universities and demanded their removal to maintain a level playing field in the upcoming parliamentary elections. environment.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party had lodged a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making remarks against the party, saying the party’s manifesto sought to divide the country and impose the pre-independence ideology of the Muslim League. people.

Addressing an election rally, the prime minister said the Congress party’s manifesto for the upcoming general elections smacked of “appeasement politics”, bore the hallmarks of the Muslim League and “reeked of destroying India on every page”.

“Every page reeks of tearing India into pieces. The Congress manifesto reflects the same ideas that were prevalent in the Muslim League during the freedom movement.

“It completely bears the stamp of the Muslim League and everything else is completely dominated by the Left,” PM Modi said.

“We have raised these issues with the European Commission, we have discussed these issues before and have expressed our objections,” Congress leader Pawan Khera said after meeting European Commission officials. Photo of the Prime Minister in military uniform Abused during elections “This cannot be done during elections. The Election Commission has made its recommendations. We have urged the Election Commission to take action on this issue as the PPP continues to commit such crimes. “

Mr. Keira was accompanied by party leaders Mukul Wasnik, Salman Khurshid and Gurdeep Sappal.

The Congress party lodged another complaint with the poll panel, alleging that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and European Commission notifications in this regard by using armed forces during election campaigns.

The Opposition also filed a complaint filed with the Election Commission on April 6 against Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar for allegedly providing false information about his financial status in the election affidavit , violated the regulations of the Congress. People’s Code, Indian Penal Code and Supreme Court jurisprudence.

Another complaint was lodged against the life-size signage and banners of the Prime Minister installed in various colleges of Delhi University by the Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth Movement, which violated MCC rules for advertisements, banners produced at the expense of the state exchequer. Boards cannot be used by political parties for an equivalent amount to conduct polls at public expense.

The Congress said pictures of ministers and other political officials cannot be displayed in government-owned buildings and premises as it violates the principle of “level playing field”.

It reiterated its April 5 complaint against public service broadcaster Doordarshan for airing “Kerala Story” and said it was “a work of fiction that defames religious groups and promotes the idea of ​​love jihad in the country” Provides credibility”.

In a complaint filed with the Election Commission, the opposition parties said the promotion of such propaganda films could polarize the electorate, lead to communal discord on religious identity and is completely contrary to the spirit of free and fair elections.

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