Asansol: Hitting out at the Election Comission over the complaints of booth rigging in West Bengal, Bihar and western Uttar Pradesh, Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that the commission was not acting impartially and dared it to take action against him. "Why are you not acting? What is your intention? If you feel wrong about what I am saying now, then you are free to lodge another case against me," Modi told an election rally in Asansol.
He said poll violence and booth rigging took place in West Bengal, Bihar and western Uttar Pradesh. "I am putting serious allegations against you (EC). You have failed to stop rigging and violence in these areas. False cases have been filed against our candidate Babul Supriyo. Election Commission's work is to protect people. I request you to fulfil your responsibilities in the right way," Modi said.
Saying that the poll watchdog has all the government machinery at its disposal and have more powers than even the Prime Minister, he added, "Democracy doesn't work like this, I know how much rigging took place in the elections on May 30. Will this game go on?" he asked.
Modi recalled that he had said in Uttar Pradesh also that in some areas problems are going to happen. "But Election Commission could do nothing. Today I am saying it again that in Bengal, Bihar and western Uttar Pradesh the same thing is going to happen," he said.
Election Commission had taken serious note of the Gujarat Chief Minister's violation of the electoral laws, under which no person can display any election matter or address a meeting in a polling booth on the day of election, and an FIR against Modi following its direction.
Modi had sparked a controversy when he addressed the media and flashed the party symbol lotus near a polling station on April 30.
(With additional inputs from PTI)
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