KOLKATA: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday accused the BJP and its chief Mukul Roy of violating the style code of conduct this is in position in the state ahead of the panchayat polls by seeking to entice electorate.
"A BJP leader, who has recently joined their party is saying that all the voters will be given free smart phones if BJP wins the Zilla Parishad seats. This is completely against the model code of conduct. It also shows the moral downfall of BJP as a party," stated Trinamool Secretary General Partha Chatterjee.
"We have already informed the State Election Commission about this. It must take appropriate action. The people of Bengal may be poor but they will never surrender themselves to these kind of temptations," he stated.
Roy, who defected from the Trinamool to the BJP closing 12 months, on Saturday stated in a public assembly in north Bengal's Jalpaiguri that the entire girls and boys above 18 years could be given unfastened smart phones by the BJP if it got here out victorious in the Zilla Parishad there.
Chatterjee additionally stated that the BJP is propagating that they might power away other folks of minority neighborhood from the Hindu-dominated areas in the event that they win the elections.
"Such communalism by BJP is deplorable. We strongly condemn this. We have also informed the SEC about the same. It should do the needful to protect the secular fabric and democracy in the state," he added.
"A BJP leader, who has recently joined their party is saying that all the voters will be given free smart phones if BJP wins the Zilla Parishad seats. This is completely against the model code of conduct. It also shows the moral downfall of BJP as a party," stated Trinamool Secretary General Partha Chatterjee.
"We have already informed the State Election Commission about this. It must take appropriate action. The people of Bengal may be poor but they will never surrender themselves to these kind of temptations," he stated.
Roy, who defected from the Trinamool to the BJP closing 12 months, on Saturday stated in a public assembly in north Bengal's Jalpaiguri that the entire girls and boys above 18 years could be given unfastened smart phones by the BJP if it got here out victorious in the Zilla Parishad there.
Chatterjee additionally stated that the BJP is propagating that they might power away other folks of minority neighborhood from the Hindu-dominated areas in the event that they win the elections.
"Such communalism by BJP is deplorable. We strongly condemn this. We have also informed the SEC about the same. It should do the needful to protect the secular fabric and democracy in the state," he added.
Trinamool accuses BJP of violating model code
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