The BJP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take action against Congress general secretary Priyanka Vadra for what it termed as her “false claims” about “the personal religious devotion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

A BJP delegation, including Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Arjun Ram Meghwal and party leaders Anil Baluni and Om Pathak, submitted a complaint to the ECI seeking appropriate legal action against Ms. Vadra.

The BJP’s submission centred around Ms. Vadra’s comments at a public meeting in Dausa on October 20, where she spoke of a television news report claiming that when a donation envelope offered by the Prime Minister at a temple was opened, it had only contained 21. “She adds that she saw the news and is not aware if the claim is true or not,” the BJP’s complaint read.

The BJP added that Ms. Vadra had then attacked the party politically, saying that the party also showed “envelopes” to the public, but nothing was found in them after the elections. The BJP included a video of her remarks in its complaint.

‘Stoking disharmony’

“Is Priyanka Gandhi Vadra above the law? Does she believe in any law? She is using religious feelings to stoke disharmony. She cannot do it,” Mr. Meghwal said, asserting that the claim related to Mr Modi’s donation was a lie and had been highlighted by the media as well. “She is still repeating a lie in connection to the Prime Minister’s temple visit way back in January,” he said.

“This statement of...

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