ಲೋಕಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗ್ ದೇವೆರ್ ಬೊಕ್ಕ ಪೂಜಾ ಜಾಗದ ಪುದರ್ ಡ್ ಮತಯಾಚನೆ ಮಲ್ತ್ ದ್ ಮಾದರಿ ನೀತಿ ಸಂಹಿತೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಲ್ಪುನ ಆರೋಪದ ಮಿತ್ತ್ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕ್ರಮ ದೆತೊನೊಡು ಪಂದ್ ಅರ್ಜಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಾದ್ಂಡ್.
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by soliciting votes in the name of “gods and places of worship” for the Lok Sabha elections.
The petition was filed by advocate Anand S Jondhale, refers to Modi’s speech in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh on April 9, where Modi allegedly sought votes in the name of “god and place of worship” and “Hindu deities and Hindu place of worships as well as Sikh deities and Sikh place of worship” while campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls
The petition has sought disqualification of PM Modi from contesting any elections for six years.
In his petition, Jondhale stated, “That Respondent No.2 [Modi] said that he has constructed the Ram Temple. Respondent No.2 also stated that he developed Kartarpur Sahib Corridor and removed GST from material used in Langars served in Gurudwaras. The Respondent No.2 also said that he had brought back the copies of Guru Granth Sahib from Afghanistan.”
The petitioners also alleges that Modi made comments against opposite political parties as favoring Muslims, which, according to Jondhale, creates hatred and promotes disharmony. Jondhale further contended that PM Modi not only sought votes in the name of Hindu and Sikh deities and their places of worship but also violated the MCC by making comments against political opponents.
Meanwhile, Modi, concluding his Lok Sabha poll campaign at a rally in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, made a Tamil-centric pitch as he proposed to set up Thiruvalluvar centres globally, and labelled the Congress and DMK “sinners” over “ceding” Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka. Modi dubbed the DMK and Congress “anti-national” and said the entire country has now understood the “truth,” that they had given Katchatheevu to another country after “cutting it off” from Tamil Nadu.
The petitioner stated that even though he approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a prayer to register FIR against the Prime Minister under Sections 153A (promoting enmity between groups) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and to disqualify Modi from contesting elections for six years, the Commission took no action.
pallavi shetty