Satti said, “Wo chowkidar ko is desh ka, beimaan bolte hain… Jo hamare baap ko chor bolega usko bhi ham log waese he bolenge… Saamne neta log baithe hain, agar koi unki oar ungli uthaega, ham log uski baajoo kaat karke uske haath mein pakda denge” (They call the watchman of the entire country, a thief. Whoever calls our father a thief will hear equally derogatory replies from us… BJP leaders are sitting here, if anyone raises a finger at them, we will chop off their hands).

Satti then went on to attack the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling him a ‘sher’ (lion) and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi calling her ‘Maa’ (Goddess). Calling Singh a ‘silent PM’, he said that despite being a sher he couldn’t do much because “jis samay sher ke upar maa baithi hoti hai toh sher kuch nahi kar sakta” (when the Goddess is riding the lion, the lion cannot do anything).

It seems that the EC’s 48-hour ban, for using abusive language against Rahul Gandhi in a rally at Ramshehar in Solan district on April 13, hasn’t been effective. Satti has been repeatedly attacking Rahul Gandhi by his derogatory and personal remarks in several election rallies.

Predictably, Satti said he did not remember having made any comment regarding chopping people’s hands. Further, when asked about apologising, he said, “Baad mein dekhenge (Will see later).”

Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kuldeep Singh Rathore has condemned Satti’s remarks. Rathore said, “We will complain about Satti ji’s comments to the Election Commission. His language and statements against Congress are unacceptable. He should be barred from campaigning in the entire remaining campaigning season.”

In this election season, which is said to be the deciding factor for the further trajectory of our nation, political parties, especially the current ruling dispensation are repeatedly violating the Model Code of Conduct by passing threatening and communal remarks for influencing the voters. Earlier, other BJP members like Ramesh Katara and Maneka Gandhi had intimidated the voters by saying that if they want jobs they have to vote for BJP. Even the Chhattisgarh Minister Kawasi Lakhma warned the voters to vote for Congress or receive electric shocks.

The power struggle has intensified so much that the politicians across the parties have completely overlooked the important issues that are affecting the lives of millions of people. Regrettably, election campaigns have become more like a battle ground where politicians consider it as an opportunity to personally and/or communally attack the opposition members so as to demean them. Amidst all this, voters are left perplexed by another 5-yearly episode of big promises and hopefulness.

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Devesh Kumar, who is Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that Satti was served a notice for breaching the Election Model Code of Conduct by Solan’s District Election Officer (DEO), India Today said. Satti has been directed to respond within 24 hours.

Also on Tuesday, members of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) mounted a protest against Satti outside the DC office, and chanted slogans against him, the Hindustan Times reported. They called for Satti’s removal from his position. Per India Today, effigies of Satti were also burned by the Congress at district headquarters in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.

A public apology had been sought, but BJP spokesperson Ajit Kapoor spoke in defence of Satti, and accused the Congress of “misleading the people of the state on this issue,” The Tribune reported. Randhir Sharma, another BJP spokesperson, said, “The truth is that the party chief was narrating a post that had gone viral on social media in which some people had used derogatory terms. He was reading the post and advising party workers to be patient while commenting about any political leader but the Congress has shamelessly used only a small portion of the video,” the Hindustan Times reported.

Separately, per India Today, the Himachal Pradesh election office and police are investigating a complaint filed by the BJP alleging that a “supporter” of the Congress has offered a Rs. 10 lakh reward to anyone who cuts off Satti’s tongue. A video that was circulated on social media allegedly depicted Vinay Sharma announcing this reward. BJP has claimed that Sharma was a deputy advocate general in Himachal Pradesh under the Congress government. The BJP has also lodged a complaint with the state CEO, seeking an FIR against Sharma and the Congress ” for threat, criminal intimidation, instigation of physical violence and for other electoral offences,” India Today reported, and has also filed a complaint with the Shimla police.

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