Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Taking a sharp dig at the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Kerala unit of Congress shared a screenshot of an online order and said that someone has ordered a spine for the EC. The jibe comes ahead of the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, during which voting will be held on 95 seats across 12 states and Union Territories (UTs).
“Someone ordered a spine for @ECISVEEP. Hope they can use this to stand up straight,” Congress Kerala said in a post on Twitter.
The attack against the Election Commission of India comes amid allegations by opposition parties that the Election Commission is hesitant in taking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP.
ECI’s ‘cautious’ stance against BJP
The Congress took strong objection to PM Modi’s remarks in Rajasthan’s Banswara, where he claimed that the Congress manifesto called for taking stock of “gold of mothers and sisters” and distributing that wealth to Muslims.
“Earlier, when their (Congress) government was in power, they had said that Muslims have the first right on the country’s property. This means who will this property be distributed? It will be distributed among those who have more children. Is this what your hard-earned money should be given to infiltrators? PM asked in the rally.
Although the Election Commission issued a notice to BJP national president JP Nadda over PM Modi’s remarks, the opposition alleged that the Election Commission is being too cautious while dealing with complaints against the Prime Minister. “They [the ECI] When it comes to the Prime Minister he is very cautious, when it comes to the Home Minister he is very cautious,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh told reporters.
“There was no complaint against (former prime ministers) PV Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh. This is the second time we have complained against the PM. Earlier, we had complained about the home minister.” [Amit Shah], but no action was taken. Action was taken against the Chief Minister of Assam,” he said.
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Published: May 05, 2024, 11:01 PM IST
