Satti gets third notice for abusive remarks

Pratibha Chauhan

Tribune News Service

Shimla, April 25

An ‘incorrigible’ state BJP president Satpal Satti has been issued the third notice on the directions of the EC for using derogatory language against his political opponents.

The Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, has issued him notice through the DC, Una, and he has been given 24 hours to file his reply. This is the third notice that has been served on Satti in the last fortnight for his derogatory utterances against Congress leaders.

The notice has the verbatim speech of Satti in Hindi, the objectionable portions for which he has been issued the third notice. “I am of the opinion that by making these statements you have violated the guidelines of the Model Code of Conduct,” wrote Rugved Thakur, DC, Mandi, who is the District Election Officer for the Lok Sabha segment. The video clip of the objectionable parts of Satti’s speech has been given to him along with the notice.

While the notice was served on Satti today, he was attending the election meeting on the filing of nomination by party candidate Suresh Kashyap from Shimla. The third notice seems to have had some impact as Satti was cautious in the choice of words as he addressed a gathering at Chaura Maidan in the prsesnce of CM Jai Ram Thakur and former CMs Shanta Kumar and PK Dhumal.

The notice has been issued to Satti on his latest remarks made yesterday on the filing of nomination by party candidate Ram Swaroop at Mandi. He had said he would cut the arms of anyone who points a finger at BJP leaders or the PM. He even had gone to the extent of stating that had it not been for the code of conduct, he would have given a befitting reply to the Congress right there. He had asked, “If anybody calls our leader (PM) chor, are we expected to keep quiet?”

Satti has been reprimanded by the EC twice earlier by imposing a 48-hour ban and issuing a warning for his remarks at election meetings in Nalagarh and Una. The EC had issued him a warning on the second notice not to repeat such behaviour but the BJP chief chose to ignore it.