The BJP chief mentioned Priyanka’s ‘lie’ about the white envelope in Devnarayan temple, allegedly put by Prime Minister Modi, “was fake news and has been called out now by the Election Commission”.
Coming down closely on Congress nationwide basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a day after the Election Commission issued her a show-cause discover over her ‘envelope’ remarks with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest temple go to in Rajasthan’s Dausa, BJP chief Shehzad Poonawalla on Thursday accused the grand previous celebration of “only misleading people with such lies”.
The Commission requested Priyanka to reply to the discover by 5 p.m. on October 30.
In a video assertion, Poonawalla alleged that the Congress was peddling “blatant lies”, thereby getting ready the bottom for a brand new flashpoint between the 2 events forward of the Rajasthan Assembly elections subsequent month.
“Congress, true to its culture, has not only lied to the people of Rajasthan but even when it is going amongst the public it is making false claims and false allegations,” Poonawala mentioned in his video tackle.
The BJP chief mentioned Priyanka’s ‘lie’ about the white envelope in Devnarayan temple, allegedly put by Prime Minister Modi, “was fake news and has been called out now by the Election Commission”.
The BJP spokesperson added that the Congress, as an alternative of popping out with report playing cards for states the place it’s in energy, was resorting to “white lies on white envelopes”.
“This is because they have nothing to show…The Congress party only and only misleads people with such lies,” Poonawala alleged.
Further railing towards the grand previous celebration for “lying” to the nation for a really lengthy time frame, the BJP chief added, “They have been lying to the country for a very long period of time. Now in Rajasthan too, they are coming to the people and making blatant lies and blatant claims which the Election Commission and the people of Rajasthan are calling out.”
Addressing a Congress occasion in Rajasthan’s Dausa earlier, Priyanka mentioned, “I recently saw something on TV. I don’t know if it is true. PM Modi went to the Devnarayan temple and deposited an envelope in the donation box. People were wondering what it contained, but when it was opened Rs 21 came out of it.”
Taking cognisance of the matter, the EC despatched her a discover for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct throughout the marketing campaign occasion in Dausa.
“Therefore you are hereby called upon to show cause by 5 pm of October 30, 2023 (Monday) as to why appropriate action for violation of Model Code of Conduct should not be taken against you,” the EC discover states.
Earlier, on Wednesday, the BJP had submitted a grievance to the EC saying that the Congress chief made false and unverified allegations.
“Today, we met members of the Election Commission regarding a statement by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on October 20, marking a violation of the Model Code of Conduct and the Representation of People’s Act. We want to ask EC if Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is above the Model Code of Conduct. We demand that the EC takes exemplary action against her,” Law Minister Arjun Meghwal mentioned on Thursday.
Rajasthan is about to ballot for the Assembly on November 25 and the votes, together with these of 4 different poll-bound states, might be counted on December 3.
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