The BRS lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi seeking immediate action against him for abusing, passing derogatory remarks and making unsubstantial allegations against BRS, particularly the party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao. It said these remarks are violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the wake of Lok Sabha elections.
The party also urged the ECI to ensure that the ruling Congress does not misuse its powers to violate the election laws and MCC, with the sole intention to garner more votes.
In the complaint, BRS leaders Karne Prabhakar and Dasoju Sravan stated that during his speech at a public meeting in Tukkuguda on Hyderabad outskirts on April 6, Rahul Gandhi passed derogatory comments on KCR stating that he is involved in phone tapping case and that he has misused the State’s police and intelligence authorities, when he was the Chief Minister of Telangana.
They dubbed the allegation as illegal and malafide on the part of Rahul Gandhi. “The intention of Rahul Gandhi is wide and clear that he wants to deceive the public at large to believe that KCR is involved in a crime, during the election campaign and use it against the latter and BRS Party, to damage their reputation and exploit the situation to garner more votes from the public,” the BRS stated.
The BRS also lodged another complaint against Minister Konda Surekha for making derogatory comments against BRS working president and former minister KT Rama Rao stating that he is involved in the phone tapping case and that he will be sent to jail, which is unverified and unsubstantiated.
