India News | Bengal Polls: BJP Candidate Gets EC Notice for Promising Voters Free Trip to Ayodhya
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. BJP's Pandabeswar candidate Jitendra Tiwari was show-caused by the Election Commission for promising voters a free trip to the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya if elected, officials said on Thursday.
Kolkata, Mar 25 (PTI) BJP's Pandabeswar candidate Jitendra Tiwari was show-caused by the Election Commission for promising voters a free trip to the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya if elected, officials said on Thursday.
Tiwari made the promise at two places -- once while speaking at a public meeting in Haripur on March 21, and then at a party meeting, they said.
The Trinamool Congress lodged a complaint with the EC on March 22 over the issue.
In his reply to the EC notice, Tiwari said that he was unaware that making such a promise would violate the model code of conduct.
He also apologised to the EC for "being ignorant". PTI
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