Jammu: Election Commission will take cognizance if receives complaint against Sonia Gandhi about his meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said on Thursday.
Taking strong objection to Sonia’s appeal to Muslim leaders to ensure their votes are not split, BJP on Wednesday termed it is a violation of the Model Code of Conduct and asked the Election Commission to take suo motu note of it.
The principal opposition party also accused Congress of playing communal politics and dubbed the ruling party as “pseudo secularist”.
“This is absolute communal politics on display. This is absolutely unacceptable. This is also a violation of the Code of Conduct also because you cannot appeal to voters on the basis of religion and caste. We expect the Election Commission to take suo motu cognizance of this appeal,” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar had said on Wednesday in Delhi.
