April 29th 2019 BJP/ECC/2019/72
The Chief Election Commissioner of India & His Companion
Election Commissioners
Election Commission of India
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road
New Delhi – 110001
Subject: (WEST BENGAL) Widespread incidents of violence, voter intimidation and rigging during Fourth Phase Polls today
Sir,
As the polling in the fourth phase of elections is continuing, widespread violence has been reported and in particular the following locations have been badly affected as per the latest reports.
- Ketugram (Bolpur Lok Sabha Constituency): A certain individual is seen interfering with free and fair exercise of votes within the polling booths (namely booth nos. 104, 107) by going along with voters upto the EVM enclosure (shown live on Bengali media news channels – Video annexed). This goes against the norm that every vote is a secret ballot. This is putting undue pressure on the voter to cast his / her vote in favour of TMC. In the video it has also been seen that a Central force officer is merely watching this shocking incident from outside the booth, and not taking any preventive measures.
- In Jemua (Durgapur Lok Sabha Constituency) voters have been lathicharged by the police present there and chased away from polling booth. (Video annexed)
- In Barabani (Asansol Lok Sabha Constituency) Hon'ble MP Sh. Babul Supriyo was heckled outside the polling booth no. 199 and his car attacked. The window pane has been shattered. BJP polling agents were refused entry into the booth.
- Chapra (Krishnanagar Lok Sabha Constituency): BJP workers are being terrorized and booth rigging is ongoing by Trinamool Congress at booth no. 145 Kalyandaha.
- Raniganj (Asansol Lok Sabha Constituency): Booth Nos. 169, 113, 218 have captured by the TMC cadre.
- Nalhati (Birbhum Lok Sabha Constituency): BJP workers and polling agents have been prevented from reaching the polling booths and attacked brutally.
- It has been reported that a group of 450 outsiders are planning to disturb polling process at Bahrampur Lok Sabha Constituencies. The specific locations have been identified namely Kandi, Beldanga, Reginagar, Saktipur, Sompara, Barawa and Salar
- In Padui (Bolpur Lok Sabha Constituency) BJP workers have been attacked outside Booth No. 30.
The Commission is requested to take effective steps to curb the violence and empower the Central Armed forces wherever deployed to take effective action to bring the situation under control.
Yours Sincerely
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Vijay Goel
Anil Baluni Nalin Kohli
Om Pathak Neeraj
Enclosed: CD containing video of incident(s) at Ketugram and Jemua
Photos of Ketugram incident
BJP/ECC/2019/69 29th April 2019
The Chief Election Commissioner & Election Commissioners,
Election Commission of India
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road
New Delhi - 110001
Sub: Complaint against Repeated Violations of The Representation of The People Act 1951 and Model Code of Conduct by Sh. Rahul Gandhi
Sirs,
We wish to invite the Commissions’ attention to the repeated and persistent violations of Model Code of Conduct by Shri Rahul Gandhi, President of Indian National Congress.
The specific instances of brazen, baseless, malicious and defamatory allegations against Sh. Narendra Modi and Sh Amit Shah are as follows;
- On 29th March 2019 in his rally at Jagadhari, Yamunanagar, Haryana, Shri Rahul Gandhi stated;
“…..बीजेपी ने छोटे दुकानदारों, किसानों को कष्ट देने को काम किया है. मोदी जी स्टार्ट अप इंडिया, मेकइन इंडिया... जहां भी बात करते हैं इसी की बात करते हैं. लेकिन उन्होंने युवाओं के 30 हजार करोड़ रुपये छीनकर अनिल अबांनी के बैंक में डाल दिया.
बैंक की चाभी अनिल अंबानी, अडानी और नरेंद्र मोदी ने अपने हाथ में लेकर रखी है. मैं आपको कहता हूं कि हम नीरव मोदी, नरेंद्र मोदी के बैंक से पैसे लेकर आपके हाथ में दे देंगे.
प्रधान चौकीदार के सारे वादे झूठे हैं। इस गब्बर सिंह ने बहुत लूटा है।………”
- On the 10th of April, he deliberately and mischievously misquoted the Supreme Court of India and stated;
“....सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने माना है कि राफेल मामले में कोई न कोई कमी रह गई .. और कोई न कोई भ्रष्टाचार हुआ है... मुझे बहुत खुशी हो रही है की जो मैं जो मैं महीनों से कह रहा हूं कि हिंदुस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री ने एयरफोर्स का पैसा चोरी करके अनिल अंबानी जी को दिया है... तीस हज़ार करोड़ रुपये दिये हैं... उस बात को आज सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने मान लिया है... और सुप्रीम कोर्ट इन्वेस्टीगेशन करने जा रहा है... मैं नरेंद्र मोदी जी को डिबेट के लिये चैलेंज कर रहा हूं कि नरेंद्र मोदी जी... सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने आपके बारे में कहा हैं कि आपने भ्रष्टाचार किया है... आपने अनिल अंबानी को तीस हज़ार करोड़ रुपये दिये हैं...देश राफेल मामले में जानना चाहता है... भ्रष्टाचार के बारे में जानना चाहता है... नोटबंदी के बारे में जानना चाहता है... मैं देश को बता रहा हूं कि राफेल मामले में खुल्लमखुला भ्रष्टाचार हुआ है... चौकिदार जी ने अनिल अंबानी जी को तीस हज़ार करोड़ रुपये दिये हैं... चौकिदार मुझसे डिबेट करना नहीं चाहते है... क्योंकि चौकिदार जी जानते हैं कि जिस दिन मेंरे साथ उन्होनें डिबेट कर दी भ्रष्टाचार पर वो हिंदुस्तान की आंख में आंख नहीं मिला पायेंगे... मैं फिर से सुप्रीम कोर्ट का धन्यवाद करना चाहता हूं ... पूरा देश कह रहा है कि चौकिदार ने चोरी की है और आज बहुत खुशी का दिन है कि सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने न्याय की बात की है... जस्टिस हैस प्रिवेल्ड ... सुप्रीम कोर्ट हैस सेड.. कि चौकिदार ने चोरी की है...”
In a contempt petition filed in the Supreme Court of India, Shri Rahul Gandhi has accepted before the Supreme Court that his statement is false and he expressed “regret” over his false statement.
- While addressing a rally at Kolar, Karnataka on 13th April 2019, he stated as under:
“… मेरा एक सवाल है। सभी चोरो के नाम मोदी क्यों है चाहे वह नीरव मोदी हो, ललित मोदी हो या नरेंद्र मोदी ? हम नहीं जानते की कितने और मोदी सामने आएंगे।…”
- On 15th April 2019, while addressing a rally in Mahuva in Gujarat, he stated;
“….. His work is to snatch your water, electricity and land and give it these 15-20 industrialists…..”[English translation]
- In a public rally on 22nd April 2019 at Jabalpur, he stated;
“……….चौकीदार ने पांच लाख 55 हजार करोड़ करोड़ रुपये अपने 15 मित्रों को बांटे। नरेंद्र मोदी पहले कहते थे कि वह 15 लाख रुपये आम लोगों के बैंक खातों में डालेंगे। अब कहते हैं कि मैं तो पैसे अनिल अंबानी के खाते में डालूंगा।…….”
He further went on to accuse Shri Amit Shah of being a ‘Murder Accused’ and attack his family members, who have nothing to do with politics. A detailed representation in this behalf, together with judgment of the court and other supports, has already been submitted to the ECI vide our letter dated 27th April 2019. [copy enclosed]
https://twitter.com/i/status/1120680628880576512
- It was followed up by INC’s press conference as reported in Amar Ujala on 24th April and it says;
“ कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ने मध्य प्रदेश के जबलपुर में मंगलवार को भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह पर तीखा हमला बोला। मंच से संबोधित करते हुए राहुल ने कहा कि हत्या के आरोपी भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह। वाह क्या शान है। क्या आपने कभी जय शाह का नाम सुना है, वह जादूगर हैं। तीन महीने में 50 हजार रुपये को 80 करोड़ बना दिया। इस दौरान उन्होंने एक बार भी जनता से ‘चौकीदार चोर है’ के नारे लगवाए।
चौकीदार चोर’ हमारा सियासी नारा, चलता रहेगा : कांग्रेस
कांग्रेस ने कहा है कि ‘चौकीदार चोर है’ पार्टी का राजनीतिक स्लोगन है और उसे आगे भी जारी रखेगी। …….”
In making references to Sh. Jay Shah, Shri Rahul Gandhi violated the model code which clearly states;
“Criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programme, past record and work. Parties and Candidates shall refrain from criticism of all aspects of private life, not connected with the public activities of the leaders or workers of other parties. Criticism of other parties or their workers based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided.”
The aforesaid are but just a few instances of brazen, blatant and utterly false and unverified and unsubstantiated allegations of Sh. Rahul Gandhi. There is a pattern and design and it continues unchecked and unabated.
The matter that should concern the Election Commission is that will he and his cohorts continue, unabashedly and shamelessly, to spread lies and tear into the Model Code of Conduct, that the commission has put together as a set of basic rules of the game.
While Bharatiya Janata Party is capable of countering such false charges, it is the Commission who has to take a view on, as to whose writ shall run and what shall be the code that every party in the electoral fray shall follow. We seriously apprehend that if this goes unchecked by the Commission, its credibility in the public perception shall stand seriously dented.
While we have brought such instances to the notice of the commission from time to time, we had also hoped that the Electoral Officers of the states would take suo moto cognizance and take affirmative actions to stop these senseless accusations. In any case, we are yet to see any action, whatsoever, against the wilful defaulters who have so audaciously based their entire electoral campaign on a bunch of lies right under the watchful vigil of the Commission.
We request the Commission to take immediate action against spread of falsehoods and violation of election code and Model Code of Conduct.
Regards
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Vijay Goyal Anil Baluni
Nalin Kohli Om Pathak Neeraj
Encl: Letter no. BJP/ECC/2019/63 dated 27.04.2019 Complaint Against Sh. Rahul Gandhi.
Date: 29th April 2019 BJP/ECC/2019/71
Chief Election Commissioner of India
Election Commission of India
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi-110001
Sub: Madhya Pradesh Elections – Appointment of State Level General Observer & Police Observers
Sir,
Bharatiya Janata Party had represented before the Election Commission that the partisan attitude of State Chief Secretary and also that of DG Police was not conducive to the holding of Free & Fair elections in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
The conduct of DEO at Jabalpur in denying permission to Shri Narendra Modi to hold a public meeting at Gol Bazar at the behest of Shri Vivek Tankah, the congress candidate and the state chief secretary Shri SR Mohanty.
In yet another incident, the DEO at Chhindwara denied permission to the helicopter carrying Shri Shivraj Singh, former CM of MP to land & take off beyond 5PM. Apparently, this was wrongly denied and the campaign program of Shri Shivraj Singh was disturbed. Two days later, the same DEO permitted the landing of the helicopter carrying Shri Kamal Nath well beyond 5PM, as if no rules applied or applied differently. The matter was promptly reported to Election Commission at all levels, but sadly no corrective action was taken.
While DEO Chhindwara was clearly guilty of breach of protocols, rules and instructions of the ECI, he was only acting at the behest and prompting of senior officials in the state.
Such incidents; big and small are many. The two aforesaid incidents have been mentioned only a case in point.
The conduct of the Director General of Police has been not very different. Beholden to the CM, Shri Kamal Nath, in the case of income tax raids, he chose to side with the culprits and the accused rather than the law. Such acts need no further elaboration and confirm beyond doubt the personal commitment to Shri Kamal Nath, that these two senior officials have demonstrated.
We had clearly brought out the nexus between the two in so much as that Shri Tankha had represented Shri Mohanty, free of cost, at various stages of litigation including at the supreme court level. The appointment of Shri Mohanty, understandably, is on the condition that he will ‘assist’ the state government headed by Shri Kamal Nath in ‘all manners’.
We also refer to our detailed memorandums on the subject and request the Commission that a Special State Observer as well as Special State Police Observer be appointed forthwith to inspire confidence, ensure transparency and ensure a level playing field.
With regards,
(MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI) (VIJAY GOEL) (ANIL BALUNI)
(NALIN KOHLI) (OM PATHAK) (NEERAJ)
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