Bengaluru, Janata Dal (Secular) on Monday urged the Election Commission to stop Congress from circulating and distributing guarantee cards, alleging that they are aimed at promoting electoral bribery and luring voters in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
In a letter to the poll body, JD(S) state president and former chief minister H Kumaraswamy said the Congress has published and released a manifesto under the title Justice Patra for the Lok Sabha elections, which focuses on five justices - With justice. 25 guarantees covering youth, women, farmers, workers and social justice.
"Under the above classification, the Congress has tried to reach out to different groups of the society by announcing various promises and assurances, involving inducements and inducements, which has resulted not only in non-implementation of the respective promises but also in huge drain on the government exchequer. The burden also fell on the state and central governments,” it alleged.
The letter also alleges that six of those 25 guarantees have a direct impact on the minds of voters and amount to "corrupt election malpractices" and "voter indoctrination."
The regional party also alleged that the Congress has gone a step further as the guarantee cards being distributed to households across India have the votive signatures of key Congress leaders - Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge - and an official endorsement which reportedly includes Also includes QR code and application. Form.
“These inducements and inducements to voters are a clear violation of the model code of conduct and various provisions under the Representation of the People Act 1951,” the JD(S) alleged.
It urged the Election Commission to take prompt and strong action to stop the Congress Party from distributing guarantee cards to households to ensure free and fair elections.
In a letter to the poll body, JD(S) state president and former chief minister H Kumaraswamy said the Congress has published and released a manifesto under the title Justice Patra for the Lok Sabha elections, which focuses on five justices - With justice. 25 guarantees covering youth, women, farmers, workers and social justice.
"Under the above classification, the Congress has tried to reach out to different groups of the society by announcing various promises and assurances, involving inducements and inducements, which has resulted not only in non-implementation of the respective promises but also in huge drain on the government exchequer. The burden also fell on the state and central governments,” it alleged.
The letter also alleges that six of those 25 guarantees have a direct impact on the minds of voters and amount to "corrupt election malpractices" and "voter indoctrination."
The regional party also alleged that the Congress has gone a step further as the guarantee cards being distributed to households across India have the votive signatures of key Congress leaders - Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge - and an official endorsement which reportedly includes Also includes QR code and application. Form.
“These inducements and inducements to voters are a clear violation of the model code of conduct and various provisions under the Representation of the People Act 1951,” the JD(S) alleged.
It urged the Election Commission to take prompt and strong action to stop the Congress Party from distributing guarantee cards to households to ensure free and fair elections.
