Alleging violation of model code of conduct by misusing his political and Government stature, the State Congress on Monday filed a complaint against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to the Election Commission.
Citing the news published in several newspapers in past two days, leader of Opposition in the State Assembly, Ajay Singh stated that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president and MP Narendra Singh Tomar and State organisational general secretary Arvind Menon had a meeting with the Chief Minister at his official residence and it was sheer violation of model code of conduct.
Singh, in a complaint to the Election Commission (EC), said that Chief Minister Chouhan held a meeting at his official residence 6, Shyamla Hills on October 5, in which ticket distribution and election strategy of the BJP were discussed.
The news in this regard was shown on the electronic media, besides it was also published widely in the print media. The meeting was also attended by BJP State president Narendra Singh Tomar and Menon and State organisational general secretary Arvind Menon, he added.
Singh, in his letter to the EC, further pointed out that after the imposition of model code of conduct use of Government residence for political purpose was gross violation of the laid out norms. Hence a case of violation of model code of conduct should immediately be registered against the Chief Minister, Tomar and Menon, he said.
The Congress leader also said that the bungalows of Ministers have become centres of political activities besides Government vehicles, telephone, computer and stationary of these bungalows were extensively used for the election purposes.
The senior Congress leader asked the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the State to constitute a special investigation team to make emergency check up of the bungalows of Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues so that the use of Government resources for the election purposes could be strictly stopped.