BJP-Congress In Tit-For-Tat Complaint To Election Commission

The BJP has written to the Election Commission, seeking a First Information Report against Congress's Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, over what they have called 'lies" against the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevk Sangh.

A party delegation, led by Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, has submitted a 10-page memorandum to the Commission, mentioning Mr Gandhi's speeches and remarks and sought that he be "censured" and "restrained".

The move comes on the heels of the Congress complaint on the BJP's "communal ads" -- the party today said the poll body has taken note of it.

The party has accused the BJP of posting a misleading advertisement on social media that contained "false information" about the leaders of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha or JMM, Congress, and the Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD.

The complaint had referred to an advertisement posted on Facebook on November 9, whch the party claimed was in blatant violation of the Model Code of Conduct .

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false allegations and statements are being ascribed to leaders of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

Additionally, theleaders are being portrayed in a negative and false light, with the sole intent of propagating false and baseless narratives against them," the complaint read.

"In the said advertisement BJP had first tried to use actors who resemble the leaders of JMM, INC and RJD.

Consequently, the advertisement has tried to raise several blatantly false allegations against the leaders of the JMM, INC and RJD.

One of the allegations is that these leaders are Anti-Adivasi' (against the tribals) who are banding together under the garb of being Pro-Adivasis to ultimately serve their own personal agendas," the complaint read.

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