BJP leader Rahul Sinha was banned today from campaigning for 48 hours in Bengal over his provocative statements.
The EC’s ban starts from Tuesday noon till 12 pm on April 15, over his remarks on Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar violencein which five people lost their lives, including four who were shot dead by the central forces.
Sinha had allegedly said, that not four, but eight people should have been shot by the central forces in Cooch Behar’s Sitalkuchi.
Sinha said, “Not four, eight people should have been shot dead in Shitalkuchi.” Rahul Sinha made the “eight should have been shot, not four” statement during an election rally in the constituency.
“Commission hereby strongly condemns the above statements made by Rahul Sinha, BJP, and sternly warns him to be careful from using such statements while making public utterances during the period when Model Code of Conduct is in force,” according to an order.
In a statement similar to this, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh had said more Cooch Behar-like killings may happen in the next phase of assembly elections if “naughty boys like the ones who died in Sitalkuchi” try to take the law into their hands.
TMC wrote a letter to the ECI on monday, urging to take action against the BJP leaders who were “instigating” violence with their warnings of more Cooch Behar-like episodes”.
The letter to the poll body was signed by TMC MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Derek O’Brien.
