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The case was filed by Borah in the court of civil judge (senior division) cum assistant sessions judge no 1, Kamrup Metro, on Thursday.
Sarma has claimed that Borah will join BJP. Borah had refuted the claim that he will join the ruling BJP in Assam early next year.
Sarma said that Borah has claimed that he will become chief minister. “He will have come to BJP to become chief minister in Assam as in the next couple of years there will be no Congress in Assam.”
Borah had threatened to move court recently, Sarma had reacted earlier that he had uplifted the public image of Borah for I said he will become chief minister. “The court will ask him, offering such a position, how his public image will be damaged.”
Congress party in Assam has moved the Election Commission requesting to take stringent action for violating Model Code of Conduct against the Fair Price Shop owner for intimidating voters.
“As per Model Code of Conduct, no persons shall indulge in corrupt practice under election law. As such, bribing, intimidating of voters, etc amounts to corrupt practice. Further, no disturbances shall be created in public meetings or processions organised by other political parties or candidates. A Fair Price Shop owner Amarjyoti Gogoi in Nazira has intimidated various beneficiaries including National Food Security Certificate holders to not attend any meeting, etc. of the opposition party by circulating a WhatsApp message. He intimated that any person attending opposition political party meetings will be deprived of benefits under Orunodoi, or National Food Security schemes, etc. As such, he may legally be arrested and prosecuted under various sections of Indian penal Code by the Election Commission of India officials for attempting to disrupt free and fair polling, threat to public intimidation.
Congress also complaint that it is has been observed that the BJP has been openly violating the Model Code of Conduct and the Representation of People Act 1951 by way of carrying different Government circulated Forms having the photographs of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma and distributing them house to house, asking voters to fill the Government Forms for getting the benefits of Orunodoi and other such Government Schemes. This has been carried out throughout Assam while the Election Code of Conduct is in vogue. This has been done to garner voters in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Congress party added, “ I hereby like to bring to your knowledge that the Bharatiya Janata Party has been violating the Model Code of Conduct and the Representation of People Act 1951 in the ensuing Lok Sabha Election, 2024 by circulation various schemes highlighting distribution of monetary packages to the tune of Rs.10,000/-, Rs.12,500/- and Rs.25,000/- to students of different categories. These packages with monetary references are in violation of the Representation of People Act as well as the Model Code of Conduct that is in force now. In fact the same has been done in clear violation of Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, the same being “Bribery” in nature. I am enclosing herewith the leaflets distributed by the Bharatiya Janata Party for your ready reference”.
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