KOLKATA: Alleging chartered flights and particular helicopters were utilized by VIPs to hold money for "purchasing voters", West Bengal leader minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday advised the Election Commission to forestall this sort of attempts throughout the Lok Sabha poll marketing campaign.
She additionally requested the poll panel to remove hoardings and posters publish by the Bharatiya Janata Party with armed force staff's photographs, and ensure withdrawal of Narendra Modi govt's ads nonetheless being screened in cinema halls even after the poll notification and the style code of behavior getting into effect.
"I will be able to request the EC that there are such a lot of hoardings and posters at the streets where they're the use of military males's footage. We are proud of the Army. They give blood for the country. Don't misuse their name to your petty political function.
"Do politics as consistent with your choice, ideology, as consistent with your commitment, credentials. But for God's sake don't drag the jawans to such ranges," the Trinamool Congress supremo mentioned.
Banerjee mentioned the poll panel will have to additionally see to it that VIPs do not convey money by chartered flights or particular helicopters.
"We have knowledge that from time to time VVIPs and VIPs use chartered flights and particular helicopters to convey money and use businesses to distribute the cash to their other people.
"Please see to it that money is not supplied to purchase voters, they should not bring money by railways, flights and waterways," she mentioned.
In an obvious connection with the BJP, she asked: "If one party spends thousands of crores of rupees, how can other parties compete?"
The Chief Minister drew the EC's consideration to "Modi babu's advertisements" being screened in all cinema halls.
"After the election is notified, how can they run all this?" she posed.
Stressing the desire for free and fair polls, Banerjee mentioned the EC must take everyone into self assurance in engaging in the elections.
"Don't heed only BJP's complaints. Their only habit is to complain," she mentioned.
She additionally requested the poll panel to remove hoardings and posters publish by the Bharatiya Janata Party with armed force staff's photographs, and ensure withdrawal of Narendra Modi govt's ads nonetheless being screened in cinema halls even after the poll notification and the style code of behavior getting into effect.
"I will be able to request the EC that there are such a lot of hoardings and posters at the streets where they're the use of military males's footage. We are proud of the Army. They give blood for the country. Don't misuse their name to your petty political function.
"Do politics as consistent with your choice, ideology, as consistent with your commitment, credentials. But for God's sake don't drag the jawans to such ranges," the Trinamool Congress supremo mentioned.
Banerjee mentioned the poll panel will have to additionally see to it that VIPs do not convey money by chartered flights or particular helicopters.
"We have knowledge that from time to time VVIPs and VIPs use chartered flights and particular helicopters to convey money and use businesses to distribute the cash to their other people.
"Please see to it that money is not supplied to purchase voters, they should not bring money by railways, flights and waterways," she mentioned.
In an obvious connection with the BJP, she asked: "If one party spends thousands of crores of rupees, how can other parties compete?"
The Chief Minister drew the EC's consideration to "Modi babu's advertisements" being screened in all cinema halls.
"After the election is notified, how can they run all this?" she posed.
Stressing the desire for free and fair polls, Banerjee mentioned the EC must take everyone into self assurance in engaging in the elections.
"Don't heed only BJP's complaints. Their only habit is to complain," she mentioned.
Chartered flights carry money for voters: WB CM
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