Show-cause notice to Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma

New Delhi, April 1 The Election Commission has issued a show-cause notice to senior BJP leader and a minister in poll-bound Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly making threatening remarks against opposition leader Hagrama Mohilary of the Bodoland People’s Front...

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Updated At : 12:50 PM Apr 02, 2021 IST

New Delhi, April 1

The Election Commission has issued a show-cause notice to senior BJP leader and a minister in poll-bound Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly making threatening remarks against opposition leader Hagrama Mohilary of the Bodoland People’s Front and has been asked to respond to it by 5 pm on April 2.

The opposition Congress had complained to the poll panel, alleging that Sarma had threatened to send Mohilary to jail by “misusing” the NIA. The Bodoland People’s Front is an ally of the Congress in Assam.

The notice to Sarma cited various provisions of the model code of conduct, including the one dealing with refraining from making unverified allegations against political rivals and, avoiding “corrupt practices” and offences under the election law, such as bribing of voters, intimidation of voters and impersonation of voters. — TNS

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