Accusing the West Bengal government of not allowing its president, Amit Shah's rally in Jadhavpur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged on Monday, that the Election Commission has become a "mute spectator" to the Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s alleged undemocratic means to target the saffron party.
"It is unfortunate that the EC has become a mute spectator to all this and also use of violence by the TMC in the state," said BJP media head and Rajya Sabha MP, Anil Baluni.
He said his party will hold protests and also move the EC.
Shah's rally was scheduled for Monday in Jadhavpur, which goes to the polls on May 19 in the last phase, but the permission for it was denied at the last minute by the state administration, Baluni said.
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Subsequently, the permission for Shah's chopper to land was also withdrawn, he added.
He alleged that the ruling party in Bengal was using undemocratic means to target the BJP.
This isn't the first time when permission has been denied to Shah.
In January this year, permission was denied for the BJP president's chopper to land in Malda district to hold a rally. However, authorities permitted Shah to hold the public meeting at the last minute.
Nine seats will go to polls in the last phase of the general election.
(With inputs from agencies)
