New Delhi: A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ’80 per cent, 20 per cent’ speech, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday alleged that it was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Digvijay Singh reacted to a tweet by former Home Secretary Sanjeev Gupta, who was reacting to UP CM Adityanath’s comment aired by a TV channel that “UP elections will be about ’80 percent vs 20 percent’”
He pointed out that how Yogi Adityanth’s comment was a violation of the very first point mentioned in the MCC by Election Commission.
Digvijay Singh reacted to the Tweet and wrote, “Wake up and show some Spine Hon Chairman and Members of Central Election Commission. Just watch what Yogi and their Ad campaign are projecting.” (He Tweeted in Hindi).
माननीय केंद्रीय चुनाव आयोग, आपको और क्या प्रमाण चाहिए?
जो भी धर्म के नाम पर वोट माँगता हो उसके ख़िलाफ़ Representation of People Act के अंतर्गत साहस दिखा कर कार्रवाई करिए अन्यथा आपको इतिहास माफ़ नहीं करेगा। #CentralElectionCommission https://t.co/JOL8PqR0Hr— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) January 10, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls 2022 is scheduled to be held in seven phases. Notification for the first phase is to be issued on January 14 for polling on February 10.
