06-30-2007, 04:08 AM
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Pioneer.com
PT | New Delhi
The NDA today filed its complaint with the Election Commission that the Congress was using "undue influence" on voters in the presidential election and sought "appropriate action" against the party.
In its complaint, the opposition alliance alleged that the Congress' petition for disqualification of Natwar Singh as Rajya Sabha member showed that it was using pressure tactics to secure support for UPA-Left candidate Pratibha Patil because he was a proposer to the nomination of vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
NDA spokesperson Sushma Swaraj, who led the delegation to the Election Commission, told reporters that the Congress' claims that it was its second petition for Singh's disqualification as Rajya Sabha member because of his role in the SP's campaign in Uttar Pradesh was "false."
"We have sought appropriate action from the Election Commission," she said.
Swaraj argued that the disqualification plea came barely a day after the former union minister became a proposer to Shekhawat's candidacy.
BJP leaders Swaraj and Vijay Kumar Malhotra submitted their complaint with Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla.
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Pioneer.com
PT | New Delhi
The NDA today filed its complaint with the Election Commission that the Congress was using "undue influence" on voters in the presidential election and sought "appropriate action" against the party.
In its complaint, the opposition alliance alleged that the Congress' petition for disqualification of Natwar Singh as Rajya Sabha member showed that it was using pressure tactics to secure support for UPA-Left candidate Pratibha Patil because he was a proposer to the nomination of vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
NDA spokesperson Sushma Swaraj, who led the delegation to the Election Commission, told reporters that the Congress' claims that it was its second petition for Singh's disqualification as Rajya Sabha member because of his role in the SP's campaign in Uttar Pradesh was "false."
"We have sought appropriate action from the Election Commission," she said.
Swaraj argued that the disqualification plea came barely a day after the former union minister became a proposer to Shekhawat's candidacy.
BJP leaders Swaraj and Vijay Kumar Malhotra submitted their complaint with Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla.
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