Kolkata: In view of a sting video in which several Trinamool Congress
(TMC) candidates are purportedly seen as accepting working closely with
syndicate mafia, Congress on Wednesday approached Election Commission
(EC), demanding cancellation of the recognition of TMC in it.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) legal department secretary K C Mittal
wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi, drawing his attention to a
sting operation on a TMC candidate in which he allegedly said that most of the
money required to fight assembly elections comes from syndicates. In the
complaint sent through e-mail, Mittal referred to the purported conversation in
the sting operation and said that the revelation by the media discloses a
shocking state of affairs and it will substantially affect the conduct of
polls.
Urging the EC to “immediately requisition” of the video footage of the
sting, Mittal said, “Keeping in view the gravity of the allegations, it would
also be appropriate to cancel recognition of TMC under the Election Symbol
(Representation and Allotment) Order, 1968 and take further action as may be
considered appropriate.”
Earlier this week on April 5, Congress has approached Ethics Committee
of Lok Sabha seeking “action” against BJP MP Vitthal Radadia for allegedly
kicking an old man during a musical function in Gujarat. The video of Radadia
kicking an old man had gone viral on social media in last week of March. AICC
submitted newspaper clippings and a video footage of the Porbandar MP Radadia
“repeatedly attacking an old man” during the musical function at Jamkandorna in
Rajkot.
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