Achi news desk-
Guwahati: Tejaswi Surya, Member of Parliament and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Bengaluru South parliamentary constituency, has been booked for violating the Model Election Code of Conduct (MCC) by allegedly seeking votes on religious grounds. The case was registered at the Jayanagar police station under Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act.
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The incident that led to the case involved a video posted by Suriya on his X (formerly Twitter) where he allegedly appealed to voters by invoking religious sentiments. This act, according to the complaint, violates election norms that prohibit soliciting votes on the basis of religion, class, community or language.
Suriya, a prominent BJP leader and the national president of its youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, is pitted against Congress candidate Soumya Reddy, who narrowly lost the 2023 Jayanagar assembly elections by just 16 votes.
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The police, upon receiving the complaint, opened an investigation and arrested Surya for the alleged offense. The Election Commission paid attention to the matter. Awaiting more information in this regard.
