Memorandums submitted to CEC on Congress as well as Sh. Rahul Gandhi

To

The Election Commission of India
Nirvachan Sadan
New Delhi

Subject: Complaint against the Indian National Congress as well as Sh. Rahul Gandhi, MP & Vice President, Indian National Congress for repeatedly violating the Model Code of Conduct, with a prayer for taking appropriate action against both of them for the same and withdrawal of the recognition of Indian National Congress as a National Party immediately.

Respectfully showeth:

"19. Whereas, while the commission acknowledges the underlying intention and spirit of your impugned speeches to foster and promote communal harmony, it takes exception to the tone, tenor and content of the impugned portions of your speeches (extracted in the commission's notice) which are part of your said speeches; and

20. Whereas, the Commission considers that the aforesaid portions of your speeches were not in consonance with the letter and spirit of the model code of conduct which prohibits any speeches or statements which may tend to aggravate differences between different religious communities and which also prohibits criticism of other political parties on the basis of unverified allegations; and

21. Whereas, having regard to the above, the Commission is not satisfied with the explanation furnished by you in reply to the Commission's above referred notice;

22. Now, therefore, having regard to the totality of facts and circumstances of the case and submissions and contentions made by you in your repry under reference, the Commission hereby convey its displeasure and advises you to be more circumspect in your public utterances during election campaigns."

8. That it is pertinent to mention here that the Indian National Congress, a recognised national party, did not disassociate itself from the statements made by its Vice President; neither before the passing of the order dated 13-11-2013 nor subsequent to the same. On the contrary, the Congress actively endorsed and defended all the statements made by Sh. Rahul Gandhi at all public platforms.

9. That on 16-11-2013, Sh. Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in Kharsia, Chattisgarh where he again made false and baseless allegations against the Bhartiya Janata Party as well as made utterances which can create hatred against the BJP in the minds of the people. Some of the statements made by him at the rally are as follows:

“छत्तीसगढ़ एक गरीब प्रदेश नहीं है … छत्तीसगढ़ एक अमीर प्रदेश है ... यहाँ धन कि कोई कमी नहीं है … लोगों में कोई कमी नहीं है … मगर जो लोगों का धन है … चाहे वो जंगल हो, चाहे वो जल हो, चाहे वो माइंस हो … जोजनताकाधनहै … वोउनसेछीनाजारहाहै … खुलेआम … जनतासेचोरीकीजारहीहै। …

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उनके देहांत के बाद मैं उनके घर गया … और उनके परिवार से बात हो रही थी … जो आज आपके एमएलए बनने वाले हैं, जो चुनाव जीतने वाले हैं उनसे बात हो रही थी … और उन्होंने मुझे पुछा, उन्होंने मुझे कहा कि देखिये राहुल जी, आप मेरे भाई जैसे हो, मुझे अभी कुछ समझ नहीं आ रहा है, मैं अपनी नौकरी करता था, जोलोगछत्तीसगढ़किजनतासेचोरीकररहेहैं, उन्होंनेसिर्फमेरेपिताकोनहीं, उसकेसाथमेरेभाईकोभीमारदियाहै। …

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25 मई को नंदू पटेल को मारा गया और झीरम घाटी में मारा गया … आम आदमी के लिए, दलितों के लिए, आदिवासियों के लिए, इस प्रदेश में हर दिन 25 मई है और हर जगह झीरम घाटी है … और यह सिर्फ नंदू पटेल कि लड़ाई नहीं थी … जो महिलाओं पे अत्याचार होता है, वो दिन भी 25 मई होता है वो जगह भी झीरम घाटी होती है … जब किसी युवा के सामने से शिक्षा छीनी जाती है, वो दिन भी २५ मई है वो जगह भी झीरम घाटी है … आपके साथ हर रोज़ (inaudible) है, हर दिन अत्याचार हो रहा है, हर जगह अत्याचार हो रहा है … इसलिए मैं यहाँ आया हूँ … आपका धन है … आपकी शक्ति है … आपका भविष्य है … आप इसका प्रयोग करो … मुझे बहुत दुःख हुआ, क्यूंकि मैंने एक व्यक्ति ढूंढ के निकाला था … अब आपसे में एक चीज़ चाहता हूँ … नंदू पटेल के लड़के से एक चीज़ चाहता हूँ … मुझेएकनन्दकुमारपटेलनहींचाहिए … मुझेपांचसौचाहिए, कमसेकमपांचसौनंदूकुमारपटेलचाहिए … औरमुझे, मैंइनकोदिल्लीसेनहींलाऊंगा … मुझेइसभीड़सेचाहिए … जोयहाँखड़ेहोके … बीजेपीकोयहाँसेनिकले, इनचोरोंकोयहाँसेनिकले … तभीआपकाप्रदेशआगेजायेगा … करोगेयानहीं? … भूलोमतइसबातको ...”

“सब को हम एक साथ देखते हैं … हमारे लिए दिल्ली में हर एक व्यक्ति, एक जैसा है … चाहेवोहिन्दूहोमुसलमानहोसिखहोईसाईहो … किसीभीजातकाहोकहींकाभीहो… आपजाइये, बीजेपीकेराजमेंजाइये … कर्नाटकामें … महाराष्ट्रामें … औरवहाँ, वोटेंशनक्रिएटकरतेहैं … यूपी से लोग जाते हैं महाराष्ट्रा में … और शिवसेना के लोग उन्हें भगाते हैं … हमारे यहाँ प्यार है भाईचारा है और हम सब को एक साथ ले जाना चाहते हैं।”

"1. General Conduct

(1) No party or candidate shall indulge in any activity which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities, religions or linguistic.

(2) Criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programmes, past record and work. Parties and candidates shall refrain from criticism of all aspect of private life, not connected with the public activities of the leaders or workers of other parties. Criticism of other parties or their worker based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided.

(3) There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. Mosques, Churches, Temples or other places of worship shall not be used as forum for election propaganda."

“16A. Power of Commission to suspend or withdraw recognition of a recognised political party for its failure to observe Model Code of Conduct or follow lawful directions and instructions of the Commission.— Notwithstanding anything in this Order, if the Commission is satisfied on information in its possession that a political party, recognised either as a National Party or as a State Party under the provisions of this order, has failed or has refused or is refusing or has shown or is showing defiance by its conduct or otherwise (a) to observe the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct for Guidance of Political parties and “Candidates” as issued by the Commission in January, 1991 or as amended by it from time to time, or (b) follow or carry out the lawful directions and instructions of the Commission given from time to time with a view to furthering the conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections or safeguarding the interests of the general public and the electorate in particular, the Commission may, after taking into account all the available facts and circumstances of the case and after giving the party a reasonable opportunity of showing cause in relation to the action proposed to be taken against it, either suspend, subject to such terms as the Commission may deem appropriate, or withdraw the recognition of such party as the National party or, as the case may be, the State party.”

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