FIR against BJP's Sushil Modi for promising laptop, TV to voters
September 29, 2015 12:46
A first information report was lodged against senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi for alluring Dalit voters during his election campaign, the police said.
"An FIR was lodged against Modi at the Bhabhua police station on charge of alluring voters on Monday at his public meeting in the Bhabhua assembly constituency. It is a clear case of violation of model code of conduct," a district official said.
Modi, who is seen as the chief ministerial candidate if the BJP-led NDA wins two third majority in the Bihar polls, had reportedly promised to a laptop, colour TV and saree to voters, reports MI Khan from Patna.
Justifying himself Modi said, "Yes, I promised Dalits to distribute laptops, colour TV and saree and dhoti to them if the BJP-led NDA came to power in Bihar."
"An FIR was lodged against Modi at the Bhabhua police station on charge of alluring voters on Monday at his public meeting in the Bhabhua assembly constituency. It is a clear case of violation of model code of conduct," a district official said.
Modi, who is seen as the chief ministerial candidate if the BJP-led NDA wins two third majority in the Bihar polls, had reportedly promised to a laptop, colour TV and saree to voters, reports MI Khan from Patna.
Justifying himself Modi said, "Yes, I promised Dalits to distribute laptops, colour TV and saree and dhoti to them if the BJP-led NDA came to power in Bihar."
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