Gujarat polls: Congress complains to NCPCR in opposition to PM for ‘misuse’ of youngsters in marketing campaign

Through PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday filed a grievance with the Nationwide Fee for Coverage of Kid Rights (NCPCR) in opposition to High Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for the usage of kids for his or her political marketing campaign within the run-up to the Gujarat meeting polls.

The grievance was once filed via the Congress’ social media division chairperson Supriya Shrinate to the chairman of the NCPCR Priyank Kanoongo after the high minister shared a video by which a lady was once observed talking about BJP’s governance in Gujarati.

“We’ve got lodged a grievance ahead of Priyank Kanoongo of NCPCR in opposition to the misuse of youngsters for election and political campaigns via PM Modi in Gujarat. Have additionally marked a replica to the Election Fee for violation of the style code of behavior. Mr Kanoongo, you could have been conspicuously quiet. Why?” she requested on Twitter whilst sharing her grievance.

AICC common secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “That is an open and close case of violation of kid rights and misuse of youngsters for electioneering via the PM himself. NCPCR and EC are on a critical check now.”

In her grievance to the NCPCR, Shrinate accused the BJP and Narendra Modi of “misusing minor kids for election and political marketing campaign” all through Gujarat meeting elections.

Alleging that those movements aren’t handiest unlawful beneath the legislation however also are in transparent violation of the NCPCR and the Election Fee’s directions, she was hoping that the Chairman of the Fee would take strict motion within the case on the earliest.

“The impugned video with the minor kid making a song and campaigning for BJP has been counseled (via re-tweets) and shared throughout quite a lot of social media platforms, thereby making it amply obtrusive that the stated video and the minor kid therein are getting used for the election marketing campaign of BJP via Shri Narendra Modi Ji. The election fee of India and different quasi-judicial our bodies have over and over again instructed in opposition to using kids as political actors/brokers/mascots in any shape or model for election campaigns,” she stated in her grievance.

The Congress chief stated that a couple of weeks in the past the NCPCR was once specifically involved in regards to the very presence of youngsters within the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which, she stated, is an workout to convey India and Indians in combination.

“We are hoping that the fear was once no longer selective and that you just shall take the strictest and instant motion in opposition to the offenders in query who’ve egregiously, and and not using a shred of doubt, used a minor kid for specific marketing campaign functions.”

“That is an actionable declare because it at once violates your individual directive. We are hoping you’re going to act unexpectedly in opposition to the offenders. We stay up for your well timed intervention,” Shrinate stated in her grievance.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday filed a grievance with the Nationwide Fee for Coverage of Kid Rights (NCPCR) in opposition to High Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for the usage of kids for his or her political marketing campaign within the run-up to the Gujarat meeting polls.

The grievance was once filed via the Congress’ social media division chairperson Supriya Shrinate to the chairman of the NCPCR Priyank Kanoongo after the high minister shared a video by which a lady was once observed talking about BJP’s governance in Gujarati.

“We’ve got lodged a grievance ahead of Priyank Kanoongo of NCPCR in opposition to the misuse of youngsters for election and political campaigns via PM Modi in Gujarat. Have additionally marked a replica to the Election Fee for violation of the style code of behavior. Mr Kanoongo, you could have been conspicuously quiet. Why?” she requested on Twitter whilst sharing her grievance.

AICC common secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “That is an open and close case of violation of kid rights and misuse of youngsters for electioneering via the PM himself. NCPCR and EC are on a critical check now.”

In her grievance to the NCPCR, Shrinate accused the BJP and Narendra Modi of “misusing minor kids for election and political marketing campaign” all through Gujarat meeting elections.

Alleging that those movements aren’t handiest unlawful beneath the legislation however also are in transparent violation of the NCPCR and the Election Fee’s directions, she was hoping that the Chairman of the Fee would take strict motion within the case on the earliest.

“The impugned video with the minor kid making a song and campaigning for BJP has been counseled (via re-tweets) and shared throughout quite a lot of social media platforms, thereby making it amply obtrusive that the stated video and the minor kid therein are getting used for the election marketing campaign of BJP via Shri Narendra Modi Ji. The election fee of India and different quasi-judicial our bodies have over and over again instructed in opposition to using kids as political actors/brokers/mascots in any shape or model for election campaigns,” she stated in her grievance.

The Congress chief stated that a couple of weeks in the past the NCPCR was once specifically involved in regards to the very presence of youngsters within the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which, she stated, is an workout to convey India and Indians in combination.

“We are hoping that the fear was once no longer selective and that you just shall take the strictest and instant motion in opposition to the offenders in query who’ve egregiously, and and not using a shred of doubt, used a minor kid for specific marketing campaign functions.”

“That is an actionable declare because it at once violates your individual directive. We are hoping you’re going to act unexpectedly in opposition to the offenders. We stay up for your well timed intervention,” Shrinate stated in her grievance.