Miffed with the Mama-Bhanja campaign planned by the Chandigarh BJP, Chandigarh Congress has submitted a complaint with the Chandigarh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) alleging that the BJP’s campaign is slanderous and malicious.
The Congress has sought immediate action against the party and requested the Chief Electoral Officer to restrain BJP to indulge in such frivolous campaign.
Chandigarh Congress president, BB Bahl in a letter to the CEO has while quoting the model code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of India for guidance to political parties and candidates, stated that every political party, contesting candidate and party workers are bound to follow the said Model Code of Conduct.
He has stated that he was shocked to read in newspapers wherein the BJP has declared a launch the said campaign in the city. Quoting a media report he has stated that it is absolutely false allegation against the candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal put up by Indian National Congress for Chandigarh seat.
“The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after thorough investigation had found that Bansal had no connection with the alleged transaction. Not only this, even the CBI Court in New Delhi, taking cognisance of the case has vide order dated March 10 dismissed an application filed by an NGO for directing CBI to investigate the matter against Bansal,” the complaint stated.
Bahl has also pointed out that it has been reported by media that though CBI Court have given a clean chit to former Railway Minister and sitting MP, Bansal in the alleged Rail Gate, the BJP city unit is still raising the issue.
He added that this campaign of calumny being planned to be launched by BJP in complete violation of the Model Code of Conduct and is being planned to misguide the electorate, besides being outrightly mendacious. The complaint further stated that the Congress reserved the right to launch civil as well as criminal proceedings in the court of proper jurisdiction against those who have launched the campaign.
Notably, the BJP, as a campaign strategy, has planned to organise street play Mama-Bhanja showcasing the infamous episode of Railway Board Scam wherein Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla was arrested for taking bribe of Rs10 lakh.The BJP’s art and culture cell has prepared a street play on the whole incident and plans to enact it across the city, in an aim to encash on corruption issue in the ensuing lok Sabha polls.