Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has lodged a complaint with Election Commission of India (ECI) against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for unparliamentary and anarchic speech by at Gandhidham in Kutch district on March 6.
While referring to NDA’s prime ministerial candidate, Kejriwal had said: “Gujarat me ya to dara dete hain ya mar dete hain (In Gujarat either people are threatened or killed)”. Taking objection to the AAP convener’s remark, Gujarat BJP president RC Faladu said: “Such a statement is an offence under the provisions of Section 171-F and 171-G of the Indian Penal Code. In addition to the aforesaid statement, is a violation of the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct, as made applicable from 5-3-2014. Kejriwal has attempted to influence the election with a malafide intention by making false statements with a view to create hatred amongst the people and also create undue influence against a particular candidate and a particular political party. This action straight away invokes the provisions of the corrupt practice as contemplated in the Representation of People Act, 1951.
Faladu further said in the complaint that the person like Kejriwal should be put to strict notice by the Election Commission for restraining the same from undertaking any further actions which amount to any offence or corrupt practice. “It is prayed that the Election Commission may kindly be pleased to peruse the copy of the videography performed by the Election Commission itself through its delegate team and may kindly be pleased to institute a criminal FIR against Mr. Kejriwal under the provisions of Chapter IXA of the Indian Penal Code read with the provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 and the Model Code of Conduct,” he said in the complaint.