The State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the established rules of the Constitution of India and Election Commission of India do not allow political parties for taking help from religious centres to garner votes but there is strong evidence that on last Sunday some religious groups have issued order to vote for a particular political party.
Addressing a press meet on Friday in Khunti State (BJP), Spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo said that we are getting information that on coming Sunday the religious centre will once again issue order to vote for the particular political party. “It is completely against the basic principles of the Constitution. The BJP is demanding to ECI that it should deploy a cameramen and observer outside the religious centre to monitor whole programme and if such kinds of incident take place then it should take strong action the culprits,” he added.
Giving prior example of using religious centre for vote, Shadeo said that BJP had suspected during the by election of Kolebira also that some religious preachers of specific religion are canvassing vote for particular political party. “A candidate contesting for Khunti seat has posted a message of renowned religious preacher on his Facebook page on April 23 and 24. It all instances are showing that some anti national powers are doing business of vote on the name of religion,” he added.
Demanding strict vigil of election commission Shahdeo said that the BJP is demanding that the commission should pay extra attention on such kinds of cases.
Soon a delegation of the party will submit a memorandum to election commission, he added.