The Congress on Monday demanded that elections in Gujarat be immediately declared and the type code of behavior enforced, pronouncing the Election Commission should no longer be a celebration to what it called the BJP's attempt to "run away" from the meeting polls.
Congress alleged that the BJP was seeking to lengthen Gujarat meeting polls for its last-minute efforts to woo the people of the state with sops announced by way of the top minister.
"Why is the Election Commission becoming an unnecessary party to the BJP's attempt to run away from the elections? Why is the EC becoming a party to it? The Election Commission has the constitutional responsibility and mandate. We demand that the Election Commission immediately declare elections in Gujarat, enforce the model code of conduct to stop all these allegations that sheer chicanery is taking place in Gujarat," Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari told journalists.
Countering grievance over the Congress' remarks against the constitutional body, senior Congress spokesperson P Chidambaram mentioned if electorate don't question the EC, what should they do.
"And what should citizens do, pray to the EC?" Chidambaram tweeted.
"In Gujarat RS elections, Congress complained to EC before counting began. There was only one count, no recount. Ask EC (sic)," he mentioned at the Gujarat Rajya Sabha ballot.
Tewari claimed the BJP is aware that it's tricky to copy its govt in Gujarat.
He alleged that the ruling celebration is "desperate" and is making each and every effort including the use of muscle and money power and "street instrumentalities with prime minister virtually shifting the capital from Delhi to Gandhinagar, to somehow retain Gujarat". Asked in regards to the clarifications given by way of the EC on charges against it, Tewari mentioned, "what they have articulated is not rocket science".
"But the fundamental question is that why has the Election Commission digressed from the time honoured convention that elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat are held simultaneously. Why have the election dates in Gujarat not been declared. Why has the model code not been enforced," he mentioned.
The Congress chief mentioned given the tendencies which are going down, it's clear that the BJP is on a "sticky wicket" and is "running away" from elections. "They try their highest to lengthen the elections as much as conceivable so that the top minister can dole out as many as dollops of sops as they can in that few minutes.
"Why does the Election Commission grow to be a celebration to that process. "We want to respectfully tell the Election Commission, please you have a constitutional mandate to fulfil, declare the elections immediately and enforce the model code of conduct in Gujarat ASAP," Tewari mentioned.
Congress alleged that the BJP was seeking to lengthen Gujarat meeting polls for its last-minute efforts to woo the people of the state with sops announced by way of the top minister.
"Why is the Election Commission becoming an unnecessary party to the BJP's attempt to run away from the elections? Why is the EC becoming a party to it? The Election Commission has the constitutional responsibility and mandate. We demand that the Election Commission immediately declare elections in Gujarat, enforce the model code of conduct to stop all these allegations that sheer chicanery is taking place in Gujarat," Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari told journalists.
Countering grievance over the Congress' remarks against the constitutional body, senior Congress spokesperson P Chidambaram mentioned if electorate don't question the EC, what should they do.
"And what should citizens do, pray to the EC?" Chidambaram tweeted.
"In Gujarat RS elections, Congress complained to EC before counting began. There was only one count, no recount. Ask EC (sic)," he mentioned at the Gujarat Rajya Sabha ballot.
Tewari claimed the BJP is aware that it's tricky to copy its govt in Gujarat.
He alleged that the ruling celebration is "desperate" and is making each and every effort including the use of muscle and money power and "street instrumentalities with prime minister virtually shifting the capital from Delhi to Gandhinagar, to somehow retain Gujarat". Asked in regards to the clarifications given by way of the EC on charges against it, Tewari mentioned, "what they have articulated is not rocket science".
"But the fundamental question is that why has the Election Commission digressed from the time honoured convention that elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat are held simultaneously. Why have the election dates in Gujarat not been declared. Why has the model code not been enforced," he mentioned.
The Congress chief mentioned given the tendencies which are going down, it's clear that the BJP is on a "sticky wicket" and is "running away" from elections. "They try their highest to lengthen the elections as much as conceivable so that the top minister can dole out as many as dollops of sops as they can in that few minutes.
"Why does the Election Commission grow to be a celebration to that process. "We want to respectfully tell the Election Commission, please you have a constitutional mandate to fulfil, declare the elections immediately and enforce the model code of conduct in Gujarat ASAP," Tewari mentioned.
BJP running away from Gujarat polls, EC should declare schedule: Congress
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