New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has asked West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh to explain his stand by 10 am tomorrow, over his statement on Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar violence.
The Election Commission has also imposed a 48-hour ban from campaigning on BJP leader Rahul Sinha for the next 48 hours over his remarks on the Cooch Behar firing incident on which he said that more people should have been shot dead.
Rahul Sinha, BJP’s candidate in Habra constituency, said, “Not four, eight people should have been shot dead in Shitalkuchi.” Rahul Sinha made the “eight should have been shot, not four” statement during an election rally in the constituency.
This comes after Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday demanded a ban on Bharatiya Janata Party chief Dilip Ghosh’s political campaign in the state for the ongoing assembly elections over his comment on the four people who were shot dead by security personnel after the violent incident in Cooch Behar district.
In a complaint lodged with the Election Commission, TMC said that Ghosh justified such ‘murder’ and threatened Bengal and its people of more such ‘murders’ in the following words: ‘ar jodi barabakri kore Sitalkuchi dekheche ki hoche, jaegae jaegae Sitalkuchi hobe (people have seen what happened at Sitalkuchi, if anyone steps its boundary, the incident of Sitalkuchi will be repeated again and again). “Instead of condemning the acts of violence of CRPF in the brutal cold-blooded killing of the four innocent people, Dilip Ghosh has actively seen condoning the acts and in fact encouraging similar spell of violence in the ongoing elections in West Bengal,” the complaint said.
“In the circumstances, we call upon you, to forthwith: First, initiate appropriate strict legal action, including criminal proceedings, against Dilip Ghosh for his inflammatory and inciting statement and openly threatening the electorate. Secondly, restrain Dilip Ghosh for campaigning for remaining phases,” it said.
Polling for the first four phases has been concluded in West Bengal. The fifth and sixth phases of the ongoing elections will take place on April 17 and April 22. Counting of votes will take place on May 2.
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