Trinamul Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale has filed a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for violating the policy that state machinery cannot be used by candidates for election work.
Gokhale wrote on ‘X’, “Filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Modi for using an Indian Air Force helicopter to attend an election rally in AC 96-Chilakaluripet in Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh yesterday. EC rules prohibit use of state machinery for campaigning.”
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He further said, Indira Gandhi was disqualified in 1975 specifically for this reason. If BJP paid for renting the IAF chopper, then EC should let us all know along with the grounds for why an IAF chopper was essential (CMs & other Z+ protectees use normal VVIP choppers which have all required security features).”
“EC had said while announcing the elections that code of conduct violations will be dealt with strictly. Let’s see if EC initiates a probe or any action against PM Modi for using an IAF chopper for election campaigning.” the TMC spokesperson added.
