To add fuel to the poll debate, the State unit of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday filed a police complaint against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in a local police station for alleged ‘morphing’ and ‘distorting’ a statement of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Congress’ website.
On its website, the Congress has posted the concerns raised by Vajpayee during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Accusing the Opposition party of distancing itself from the Vajpayee legacy, the Congress said, “There is nobody to remind the BJP of its Rajdharma”.
The Congress heaped praise on Vajpayee for attacking Narendra Modi, questioning how a person, whom the towering leader “wanted removed” as CM in the wake of 2002 Gujarat riots be the party’s PM candidate.
BJP file plaintagainst Sonia
State BJP spokesman Vijendra Singh Sisodia said, “It is a clear case of cybercrime and also a case of misleading voters on party of Gandhi, I have personally filed a complaint in Habibganj Police Station. They (police) have initiated inquiry and have taken my statement.” Police sources said they will look into the matter and see if it was a violation of prevailing cyber laws.
The BJP had alleged in its complaint that the Congress had “distorted” a statement made by Vajpayee on Gujarat riots. “The website,” Sisodia said, “not only misled the voters, but also has hurt sentiments of the BJP workers. Vajpayee had never said, Modi Ji Ne Rajdharma Ka Palan Nahi Kia (Modi has not followed duty of rulers).”
“We will launch a nationwide protest against it,” Sisodia said, “Or Gandhi should apologise.”On the other hand, state unit of Congress criticised the move. “It is an effort to gain cheap popularity on the part of local unit of BJP,” said JP Dhanopia, member of the local Congress legal cell.
Raising Modi’s marriage issue, Congress State unit spokesperson KK Mishra said, “Modi in his earlier affidavits filed for Assembly elections had put a tick mark on unmarried option against marital status. Our senior lawyers are examining the papers and accordingly we will initiate a process so that the Election Commission can take a legal action and cancel his present nomination for lok Sabha elections.”