The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show cause notice to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Election Commission said it has received a complaint from the Bharatiya Janata Party against the Congress leader over remarks he made at an election rally in Rajasthan’s Barmer.
It has been claimed that the act of likening a Prime Minister to a pickpocket and employing the term panauti is inappropriate for a highly esteemed leader of a prominent national political party. Moreover, the allegation of giving exemption of Rs 14,00,000 crore in the last nine years has been claimed by the BJP as not based on facts.” Gandhi has been asked to appear before the commission. Election Commission on 25 November.
The BJP had moved the ECI against the remarks made by Gandhi at the election rally. Pickpockets always work in a team of three, never alone. One comes from the front, one from behind and one from far away…Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s job is to divert your attention. He appears on TV from the front and diverts the public’s attention by raising topics like Hindu-Muslim, demonetization and GST. Gandhi had stated that Adani had unexpectedly taken the money.
The BJP had said in its complaint, “Calling any person a pickpocket is not only cruel abuse and personal attack but also character assassination of the person against whom such remarks have been made with a clear intention of damaging his reputation.” “Mislead the public.”