ECI Seeks BJP, Congress Responses Over Complaints Against Remarks By PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi
ABP NewsIn the ongoing assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, the Election Commission of India has taken cognisance of the complaints filed by both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress. But they don’t say this openly because if they speak it openly then the whole country will stand against them.” Congress Complaint Against Narendra Modi, Amit Shah The Indian National Congress has filed a formal complaint with the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of making "false, divisive, malicious, and slanderous statements" during campaign rallies for the Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 2024. The complaint focused on speeches delivered by PM Modi on November 8, 2024, during rallies in Nasik and Dhule, where he allegedly accused former Congress Prime Ministers—Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi—of being opposed to the interests of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Class communities. The grand old party also objected to PM Modi's 'Ek hai toh safe hai' remarks delivered in Solapur, Maharashtra, as he was quoted saying, "If the OBCs get divided into castes, Congress will get oxygen. The Congress party also accused BJP's star campaigner and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of delivering “false, divisive, malicious, and slanderous statements” during a rally in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, on November 12.