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National Conference complains to EC against Modi speeches

The National Conference (NC) said it had filed a complaint with the Election Commission  against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for “hurling wild, unsubstantiated and defamatory accusations” against the party leadership during his recent speeches in election rallies in the state. The complaint has been filed by NC spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu.

“I, on behalf of the J&K National Conference, would like to draw your attention on successive violations of the mode code of conduct by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his recent speeches in Jammu and Kashmir,” the letter written by Mattu to the ECI read.

In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, National Conference spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu has quoted examples of the alleged defamatory nature made by the Prime Minister in his rallies in Jammu. Mattu said this not only violated the Model Code of Conduct but was also in contravention to all laws that are in place to protect a citizen's rights.

The party had yesterday filed a similar complaint with the Election Commission against Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Mattu, in his complaint, has said the Prime Minister had “repeatedly” named the leadership of the National Conference “while raising wild, unsubstantiated allegations against them”.
“This, while a clear act of defamation, is also a violation of the model code of conduct. This is also a clear attempt to malign our respected leaders who are equal citizens of this country and have every right to defend themselves against such defamation,” the complaint said.
The party has requested the EC to take “immediate cognisance of the violations” and take “necessary action mandated under the relevant statutes” of the law.

In a veiled dig at coalition governments of NC-Congress and PDP-Congress, the Prime Minister had said in Udhampur, "Those who have been rejected by the people of Jammu and Kashmir, take benefit and change coalition partners to remain in power and loot as much as they want by turns."

The NC on Saturday had filed a complaint against BJP and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for violating the poll code by using the Srinagar airport premises to telephonically address a public meeting in Pahalgam in south Kashmir.

Singh, who was scheduled to address a few rallies in north and south Kashmir, could not reach the venues because of bad weather and addressed the people via telephone.

src:ibnlive,tribuneindia

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