Derecognise Cong as national party: BJP to EC

November 20, 2013 14:58

The BJP today urged the Election Commission to derecognise Congress as a national party, accusing it and its Vice President Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly violating the Model Code of Conduct.

A party delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner and lodged a complaint against Rahul for allegedly equating BJP government in Chhattisgarh with "thieves and looters" at a rally on November 16.

The delegation led by BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also complained against him for alleging in a rally in Delhi on November 17 that BJP created social tension in Karnataka and Maharashtra.

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