MOKOKCHUNG, APRIL 9 (MExN): The BJP has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding action against Congress MLA from 26 Aonglenden A/C, Imtikumzuk, for violation of the election code of conduct. The complaint, signed by BJP Mokokchung district president, Limawati, alleged that the MLA had made a speech “that amounts to inciting communalism and provoked hatred between Christians and Hindus,” at a rally in Ungma village on April 3. The BJP alleged that, in his speech, the MLA had “abused the word secularism in the Constitution of India and infused hatred between the two religions.” It reminded that the election code of conduct prohibits parties and candidates form indulging in any activity “which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different caste and communities, religious or linguistic.” BJP demanded that the ECI should issue a notice to the MLA. It further stated that the party has “taken a strong exception to his speech,” and strongly urged the Commission to take necessary action.
