BJP reaches EC regarding Priyank Kharge’s statement, targets Congress for promising action against Bajrang Dal

The BJP on Tuesday took up with the Election Commission the issue of Congress’s promise of stern action over Bajrang Dal and its leader Priyanka Kharge’s phone calls to the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi As “inept”, it accused the opposition party of resorting to politics of appeasement and division in Karnataka.

Union minister Piyush Goyal, who led the BJP delegation to the Election Commission, defended the Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the RSS-affiliated Vishwa Hindu Parishad, as an organization dedicated to Lord Hanuman and serving the people, saying it Congress attack. was “embarrassing”. This shows that the party only believes in appeasement, he told reporters.

Asked whether the party has taken up the issue with the Election Commission, he said every “objectionable” comment and action of the Congress was aimed at dividing the society.

Party sources said the Bajrang Dal issue was taken up orally with the Election Commission.

The delegation included BJP MP Anil Baluni and party functionary Om Pathak.

Claiming that the BJP’s victory in the May 10 elections has left the Congress fuming, Goyal said the opposition party is now trying to vitiate the law and order situation and divide the society as a last resort .

Hitting out at the Congress, he said that its President Mallikarjun Kharge had earlier called Modi a “poisonous snake” and his MLA-son has now made another objectionable remark by calling him “Nalayak” (unworthy). “We have demanded that the Election Commission take strict action in all these cases,” he said.

The senior BJP leader also rejected the Congress’ complaint of “hate speech” against ruling party leaders like Home Minister Amit Shah and its president JP Nadda, saying they raised issues of national security and integrity.

He said the Congress is trying to tarnish the image of Modi and India as the country’s prestige has risen under his leadership.

The Congress in its election manifesto on Tuesday said it is determined to take firm and decisive action against individuals and organizations like Bajrang Dal and Popular Front of India (PFI) for “spreading hatred” between communities on the basis of caste and religion. Is.

The party said action would include “sanctions” against such organisations.

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