BJP approaches Election Commission against Kamal Nath, demands action

Hours after a video viral about Congress leader Kamal Nath asking Muslim workers to ensure 90 per cent polling in the communitydominated booths the BJP on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to act against Nath for inciting religious sentiments by appealing to a particular communityA BJP delegation comprising Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi party MPs SS Ahluwalia Meenakshi Lekhi and Anil Baluni submitted their complaint to the Commission amid election campaign in Madhya Pradesh for November 28 pollsIn its complaint the Bharatiya Janata Party alleged Nath in an address to a gathering appealed exclusively to Muslim voters to mobilise 90 per cent votes for the Congress in Muslim booths It is tragic that Nath chose to even divide the booths along religious linesNath is clearly appealing to voters on the basis of religious denomination which agitates against the spirit of free and fair elections it saidCriminal action should be initiated against Nath and his accomplice for committing electoral and other offences and for seeking to divide the voters along communal lines and communalizing the elections the party said in its complaintThe BJPs complaint came after a video went viral which purportedly showed Nath asking workers to take out the figures from last elections and do a postmortem as to why the polling percentage was only 5060 per cent in the Muslim majority boothsResolve today that you would ensure 8090 per cent polling in your booths If we dont get 90 per cent votes of the Muslim community we may suffer a big loss Nath the MP Congress President is seen telling the workersYou Muslim Congress workers will have to take care of your own society not just for the Congress but for the whole state Nath saidThe meeting where the video was shot apparently took place in OctoberThe party also accused a Hindi News Channel of publishing the opinion poll on November 18 at the behest of CongressThe said electronic publishing of opinion polls is a clear case of paid news and is punishable under the provision of electoral laws it saidThe party demanded EC take legal action against the news channel for publishing the paid newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever