As the general elections draw nearer, ruling Bharatiya Janata party and the Opposition Congress have been attempting to nail down each other not only during campaigning, they have also taken their battle to the chief electoral office.
They are accusing each other of poll code violation and lodged large number of complaints in the past few days.The Congress in one of its latest complaint said a special feast was organised recently at Rajnandgaon to celebrate the birth day of Chief Minister Raman Singh. Such feast was organised in violation of the election code of conduct, the party said. It demanded inclusion of the feast expenditure in the account of election expenses of the Chief Minister. Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday met district level party workers at Rajnandgaon. The Congress alleged that it was party which was organised on the occasion of the Chief Minister’s birth day.
“The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not remain silent. It countered the Opposition by filing several petitions against some senior Congress leaders.
Its legal cell Chief Naresh Gupta met the chief electoral officer and filed a complaint seeking action against senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. He alleged that posters which carry photo of the Congress leader Baghel have been affixed at different telephone booths.
He also accused that the Congress was trying to disturb the social harmony by promoting Jan Uthhan Yatra. Although the BJP lodged several complaints in the past no actions have been taken on the matter yet, he said.
He also accused the Congress party of being involved in an electoral scam. He said bogus voters have been added in the electoral list in rural area of Raipur. The chief electoral officer office was not impartial which was evident from the fact that it also did not act on that complaint, he said.