Hyderabad, October 24: Telangana Pradesh Congress
Committee (TPCC) Chief Spokesperson Dr. Dasoju Sravan has alleged that the
Election Commission of India was not taking any action over the violation of
Model Code of Conduct by the State Government and police officials in favour of
ruling TRS.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Wednesday,
Sravan welcomed the decision of ECI to withdraw the proposal for setting up of
pink polling booths for women. He said the ECI has reacted positively to the
representation made by the Congress party and shelved the plans to establish
'pink' polling booths as it did during Karnataka Assembly elections. However,
he said that the election authorities were not taking a note of MCC violations
by the officials.
Sravan alleged that the officials of State Government were
using the ring tones highlighting various government schemes in their mobile
phones. He said that the EC should direct the officials to change the ring
tones that might influence the voters. Further, he strongly objected to the
presence of pictures of caretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrashkehar Rao and
other ministers in government offices.
The Congress leader alleged that the caretaker CM, ministers
and other TRS leaders were misusing the official vehicles in violation of MCC.
Despite imposition of Model Code of Conduct, ministers have been moving in
large convoys and misusing other official machinery. He said the police
protocol should be withdrawn for caretaker ministers and former MLAs till
elections are over.
Sravan also alleged that the police machinery, especially in
rural areas, was being used by TRS to threaten Congress workers. He said
Congress workers were being threatened of implication in false cases and forced
to join the TRS. He said that the Election Commission should take note of such
violations and complaints and take immediate action to ensure free and fair
polling in Telangana.
The Congress leader has accused the TRS of creating a divide
among people by inciting regional feelings in the name of Telangana and Andhra.
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