Set with the Mahabharat as backgrop, the Banaras administration under the Election Commission has registered an FIR against the controversial SP poster even as the Congress has complained to the EC against Narendra Modi for invoking Lord Ram in a recent speech
A poster featuring chief minister, Uttar Pradesh as Arjun and vice president of the Indian National Congress, Rahul Gandhi as Sri Krishna has attracted firm action by the district administration. The media reports that action was taken after the poster went viral on social media and also spotted put up in parts of Banaras city. District Election Officer, Yogeshwar Mishra has been quoted as saying that no violation of the Election Code of Conduct would be taken lightly.
Ironically, this action by the district level officials under the election commission comes at a time when the Congress had approached the EC with a complaint against prime minister Narendra Modi for invoking Lord Ram.The Congress complaint was in connection with a speech made by the Prime Minister through video conference on January 12.
Congress said Modi utilised the event “as part of election campaign in the name of religion by invoking and making statements regarding ‘Bhagwan Shri Ram’, ‘Ayodhya’, ‘Ram Rajya’ ‘Hanumanji’ and ‘Bharat’ repeatedly.” This was done througha Video Conference with Modi addressing voters at Faizabad on January 12. Referring to the Prime Minister’s inaugural address to Ramayana Darshnam Exhibition at Vivekanand Kendra, Kanyakumari, Congress said he utilised the event “as part of election campaign in the name of religion by invoking and making statements regarding ‘Bhagwan Shri Ram’, ‘Ayodhya’, ‘Ram Rajya’ ‘Hanumanji’ and ‘Bharat’ repeatedly
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