Ruling party in the State Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), on Friday, said that Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued notices to BJP and Prime Minister’s name is not included in the notice for making objectionable speeches. JMM said that but instead of sending him a notice, ECI sent a notice in the name of BJP National President. Modi is BJP candidate from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat of Uttar Pradesh and still the notice was not sent to him. Why the Election Commission did this, it is beyond understanding, said the JMM.
Addressing a press meet JMM Spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said that the notices to two national parties for making objectionable speeches, one of them is Congress and the other party is BJP. The party questioned whether the Election Commission has become toothless.
Bhattacharya further raised the question as to why ECI has not issued any notice on the manner in which BJP leader Giriraj Singh has been giving hate speeches in Bihar and has also given during the current elections. “The Supreme Court has given its verdict yesterday regarding EVM and VVPAT. But PM Modi has said that his party will hear this decision again. This shows that the decision of the Supreme Court is being misinterpreted. The Supreme Court has said that the defeated candidate can apply for matching the VVPAT slip with the EVM. Its expenses will have to be borne by the candidate,” he added.
He also raised the question that if irregularities are found, will the candidate get his money back? He said that the Supreme Court should give its verdict in this regard also.
The party Spokesperson further said, the Prime Minister also started taking credit for the decision taken by the Supreme Court bench on electoral bonds. “The truth is that SBI was asking for more time to provide the records of electoral bonds. He was not given time, there may be a strategy behind this also. At the same time, while addressing BJP candidate from Khunti Arjun Munda, he asked him to tell what work was done on his behalf in Khunti Lok Sabha. Munda should tell which scheme of the Center has come to Khunti apart from the scheme of the State Government,” he added. Similarly, while speaking about Lohardaga, he said that here also BJP should tell which scheme of the Center has come.
Bhattacharya said that BJP is not fighting elections on issues and we are fighting elections with substance. “Injustice against tribals has increased during the tenure of BJP. Manipur is the biggest example of this. The rights of tribals, Dalits and backward people are being snatched away today. The Constitution is being changed for this. ECI should ban BJP's star campaigners who give hate speeches,” he added .
Attacking at the Centre, he said, Mandal Dam was announced to provide water to Bihar. But the Center did nothing like this for Jharkhand. He asked Palamu BJP candidate BD Ram that he should tell what he did for irrigation in Palamu.
