Mumbai: A complaint has been filed with the Election Commission of India against Chandivali MLA Dilip Lande for violating the model code of conduct. Rand, who was earlier accused in the Rs 12.50 crore pressure cooker scam, had announced at a public meeting that he would make the BMC distribute juicer mixers to women in Baiduj constituency.
Advocate Nikhil Kumble on Wednesday filed a complaint against the ECI commissioner, state election commissioner, general observer, police observer and reinstated police officer for violating the model code of conduct in Chandivali constituency by MLA Rand. wrote. The complaint is based on a live video Mr. Rand uploaded to Facebook on his birthday last week, in which he is seen announcing the distribution of juicer mixers to women through BMC.
The complaint alleged that Rand’s actions appeared aimed at unduly influencing voters in the Chandivali constituency by promising to distribute home appliances to attract female voters. The complaint added that Rand’s promise to distribute juicer mixers to women was clearly an attempt to gain support from women and influence their voting intentions through material inducements.
The complaint alleges that these actions are in direct violation of the ethical standards and legal framework set forth in the Code of Conduct, which prohibits candidates from offering incentives or gifts to voters to sway their choices. There is.
“This action stems from serious allegations of misappropriation of public funds intended for community welfare initiatives. The Model Code of Conduct aims to protect the fairness and transparency of elections,” Kamble said. However, the election commission appears to be making a mockery of Rand’s repeated violations of these principles. We must demonstrate our resolve by taking action.”
On Wednesday, the Chandivali Citizens Welfare Association also took up the issue on social media and wrote a letter to the ECI alleging that the act was a violation of the model code of conduct and misuse of public funds.
Mandeep Singh Makkal, founder of CCWA, said, “BMC funds have been misused for the past few months to fund the election campaigns of our MLAs. They are distributing freebies while BMC’s Marathi schools are in disrepair without even proper benches for children to sit on. Public funds should be used wisely. This is bribing voters. We are tagging the Election Commission in this post and hope that they will take the necessary steps to stop this act. ”
Notably, Rand had earlier been accused of buying 50,000 pressure cookers for Rs 12.50 each in the BMC pressure cooker scam. It is said to cost $125 billion, four times the market price. However, BMC had them distributed by Lande, and through a series of events, Lande passed off the initiative as his own by carving his name on the cooker.
