Karnataka BJP lodges complaint with EC over fake WhatsApp message

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The complaint

According to the complaint, the caption of the said message reads as “BJP-Election Bonus” and it claims that the party is officially offering ₹5,000 and more bonus to each who answers the four questions asked in the questionnaire. Further, the same shows a photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and each photo claims that it is of the year 2014, 2019 and 2024.

“It appears clearly from the question and the options given, that the content sought to be derived is aimed at identifying the gender, age group, and the liking or disliking of the person giving the response with a fake lure of money and further this message is aimed to create doubts in the minds of the electorate that the BJP is offering money to vote for them and thereby brings a bad reputation to the party through the circulation of this misleading message,” it stated.

The BJP has requested the Election Commission to look into the matter seriously and instruct the concerned authorities, including the police, to find the miscreants who had created such fake messages and punish them in accordance with the law.

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