Jharkhand Election 2024: On the complaint of Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Central Election Commission directed the Jharkhand Election Commissioner to issue instructions to take action against the advertisements posted on the X and Facebook pages of the state BJP's social media team.
It was said in BJP's post, “We will transform the entire Jharkhand.” The Central Election Commission said that after looking into the complaint of Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Election Commission found that this advertisement initially issued by Jharkhand BJP is a violation of the code of conduct.
Election Commission gave instructions to remove the advertisement
The Central Election Commission asked the State Election Commissioner to inform the social media platforms that this ad should be removed. Also, instruct the state BJP that wherever this ad has been released, it should be removed immediately.
According to the report of news agency PTI, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has accused the Jharkhand unit of BJP of spreading “false and misleading” information on social media. He also alleged that despite a criminal case being registered in this regard, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is indulging in such a “divisive” campaign.
Despite the case being registered, BJP did not remove the post
Jairam Ramesh, sharing the complaint in a post on This is the second complaint made from the side. The Congress leader alleged, “Despite the criminal case being registered, the BJP has not removed its earlier social media posts. They are clearly continuing their communal and divisive campaign in Jharkhand.
He said, “We hope that the Election Commission will take strict action against BJP officials, including their social media in-charge.”
Congress expressed objection to the ad of BJP Jharkhand unit
The Congress leader also accused the Jharkhand unit of the BJP of uploading a video on social media, in which the scene starts from the house of a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supporter, in which men, women and children of a particular community are being brutally tortured. An attempt has been made to show it in a bad condition. “The malicious intent and message of the video is very clear,” Ramesh alleged.
