“The Commission has been partial from the very beginning of the elections in the state. I don’t have any hope that the Election Commission will work impartially in West Bengal,” said Shah.
Senior BJP leaders protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on May 15, 2019. (Image: Twitter/@BJP4India)
Amit Shah, National President of the BJP, on Wednesday accused the Election Commission (EC) of being partial. He was referring to the incidents of violence that took place during BJP’s roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Shah said the poll body acted like a mute spectator even as violent clashes were taking place during the party’s roadshow which the BJP alleges were instigated by the TMC. He further said that the EC did not act despite complaints of poll rigging in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.
“Attempts at election rigging are happening in West Bengal but the Election Commission has remained a mute spectator. It should intervene,” said Shah while addressing the media.
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Clashes had broken out during BJP president Amit Shah’s roadshow on Tuesday evening in north Kolkata. Reports say that the clashes erupted between student activists of the TMC and BJP when Shah’s roadshow reached Calcutta University after some students reportedly showed black flags to Shah, irking students aligned to the BJP.
Shah said that his party had approached the Election Commission after every phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the latest being the sixth phase, to seek credible action against the incidents of violence and poll rigging the EC never paid any heed nor even considered repolling.
“The Election Commission has been a mute spectator. Everywhere in the country, history-sheeters are apprehended ahead of polls. But in West Bengal, they are roaming free. Not a single one has been caught so far. I seriously question the Election Commission’s neutrality in Bengal.
“Until the history-sheeters were caught, questions will be raised on the Election Commission’s partiality.
“The Commission has been partial from the very beginning of the elections in the state. I don’t have any hope that the Election Commission will work impartially in West Bengal,” said Shah.
(With IANS inputs)
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