Capt writes to EC, seeks imposition of poll code
Monday, 07/11/2016
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Chandigarh : The Punjab Congress today again urged the Election Commission to impose the model code of conduct “without further delay to curb the growing criminalisation and gross misuse of official machinery by the Badal government”.
In a complaint to the Election Commission, PPCC president Capt Amarinder Singh alleged that the possibility of holding a free and fair election in the state was becoming dim by the day in view of the government’s failure to abide by the EC directives.
“Despite your explicit instructions to check the police-criminal nexus and to put an immediate stop to the misuse of official machinery to promote vested political interests, the Badal government continues to indulge in anti-people activities, negating all possibility of holding a fair and free election in the state,” said the complaint.
In his complaint, Amarinder lamented that the “reign of terror let lose by criminals and mafia working in direct nexus with the Akali Dal continues unabated”, with new incidents being uncovered every day.
The complaint also expressed serious concern over the alleged misuse of official machinery by the Badal government to promote its political interests and in this context, mentioned the launch of 100 mobile vans for the government’s health awareness campaign.
