Provoked by EC inaction, Congress leader says commission in PM’s pocket
Randeep Singh Surjewala stated that his party had appealed to the EC to initiate action against the PM for his alleged hate speech at an election rally in Rajasthan recently.
New Delhi: Irked by delays in action against the prime minister over his election speeches, Congress leader in charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala criticized the stranglehold of the government on the Election Commission.
Addressing a press conference in Belagavi on Thursday, Surjewala stated that his party had appealed to the EC to initiate action against the PM for his alleged hate speech, targeting the Muslim community in an election rally in Rajasthan recently. The PM had reportedly stated that the Congress party was planning to distribute the country’s wealth to Muslims, whom the PM also called infiltrators and those having more children.
“The EC was earlier elected by a three-member group comprising the Chief Justice of India, the Leader of Opposition, and the Prime Minister. Unfortunately, such an important institution has fallen into the pocket of Narendra Modi today. It’s like a pen in Modi’s pocket, and he’s using it as per his wishes,” Surjewala said.
“The election should be fought on major issues like development, education, dams, roads, infrastructure, IITs, IIMs, irrigation, etc., but Modi has an agenda of hate.”
When asked why he is issuing such statements that could polarize society, Surjewala said, “The ‘loss’ is written on Modi’s face as he has come to know about his party’s imminent defeat in the Lok Sabha election. A leader who is losing will only abuse others and get angry and frustrated. Modi has taken away smiles from the faces of the people in the country. He has snatched the morsel from the people’s mouth and also the shine from the poor people’s faces. Such leaders will pay for their misdeeds eventually,” he added.
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