BJD moves EC against BJP's Sambit Patra for using Jagannath temple pic in advertisement
Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against BJP's Puri Parliamentary Constituency candidate Sambit Patra for using a photo of Sri Jagannath temple in an advertisement issued by him in the local media. In a petition to the chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar, the BJD highlighted that the full-page advertisement featuring Patra's picture with Sri Jagannath Temple in the background also had the BJP's «lotus» symbol.
The BJD also noted that on Monday, Patra made an «offensive» comment stating that «Lord Jagannath is the devotee of Modi,» which severely affected the sentiments of millions of Odias worldwide.
Although Patra later clarified that his remark was inadvertently made and expressed regret, the BJD argued that the advertisement violated the Model Code of Conduct for political parties and candidates.
«But the issue here is issuing a full page advertisement with his photo and the temple in background along with party symbol. We strongly object to it and consider this to be a violation of the poll code for political parties and candidates,» the BJD said. The party demanded that immediate action be taken against Patra, with a formal notice issued and made public.
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