Gujarat: Election nears, complaints of MCC violation pile up

Ahmedabad | Friday | 19th April, 2019

Summary:

On Thursday, both BJP and Congress wrote to election authorities, seeking an action against the others' members. In another case, the Congress wrote to the CEO and complained about voter intimidation by a former BJP MLA and a criminal element. The BJP wrote to the Election Commission (EC) and state's chief electoral officer alleging that Baldevji Thakor, Congress MLA from Kalol seat, had at an election rally on April 13 uttered abusive and foul words against BJP president Amit Shah. With elections just five days away and political campaigning entering the final phase, complaints by political parties regarding violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) are on the rise. "This is a clear violation of MCC..