Davanagere, Apr 10 : Stating that prime minister Narendra Modi had violated the election code of conduct by invoking the airstrike on Balakot by IAF in his election speech, KPCC President Dinesh Gundurao urged the Election Commission initiate immediate action.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Gundurao said Modi’s speech in Chitradurga in Karnataka on Tuesday, appealing to the new voters to dedicate their votes to ‘brave soldiers’ who made the country proud, was against the EC norms.
Maintaining that the Prime minister conduct of wooing the voters invoking the brevity of Indian Armed forces as a clear violation of election code of conduct, he urged the Election commission to look into the issue immediately.
”We have also planned to register a complaint with the Election Commission over the issue. With the call the prime minister has not spared Constitutional institutions from functioning independently, there is no guarantee to get justice under this BJP rule? he added.
Stating that Congress is the party which can ensure social justice in the country, the KPCC president pointed out that the BJP which claims a national party, had not accommodated not even a single minority candidate to contest in the Lok Sabha elections from Karnataka.
?Not only Minorities, the BJP had even denied ticket to people belonging to Backward Classes? he said.
