BJP urges SEC to book Nitish, Tejashwi for model code of conduct ‘violation’

Patna : The BJP on Friday submitted a memorandum to the State Election Commission in Bihar, demanding FIRs against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, among others, for alleged violation of model code of conduct imposed in view of urban local body polls.
The move comes a day after the SEC announced that the polls will be held on December 18 and 28, and counting of votes for the two phases will take place on December 20 and 30 respectively.
Earlier, the elections were scheduled in October but got deferred because of a Patna High Court order.
In its press statement, the BJP said the SEC has been told that “MPs and MLAs of parties outside the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’ are being prevented by officials from undertaking development works on the ground as the model code of conduct is in force. Though the state government’s functions are being held with fanfare and many of these are attended by the CM and the Deputy CM”.
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The ruling “Mahagathbandhan” scoffed at the BJP.