New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, November 25, moved the Election Commission against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi seeking the takedown of their X (formerly Twitter) accounts and criminal action against them citing poll code violation and flouting the 48-hour “silence zone” as polling is underway in Rajasthan.The Gandhis in a post on X on Saturday morning said that Rajasthan voters will choose the Congress’ poll guarantees in the state.“Rajasthan will choose free treatment. Rajasthan will choose cheaper gas cylinder. Rajasthan will choose interest-free agricultural loan. Rajasthan will choose English education. Rajasthan will choose OPS. Rajasthan will choose caste census,” Rahul wrote.✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा मुफ्त इलाज✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा सस्ता गैस सिलेंडर✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा ब्याज मुक्त कृषि कर्ज़✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा अंग्रेज़ी शिक्षा✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा OPS✅ राजस्थान चुनेगा जाति जनगणनाआज, बड़ी संख्या में जा कर, इस्तेमाल करें अपना मताधिकार।चुनिए जनता की हितकारी,…— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 25, 2023In a similar tweet, Priyanka Gandhi said, “My dear brothers and sisters of Rajasthan, your every vote is for a beautiful future, for rights, and for Congress guarantees: Free treatment up to Rs 50 lakh, Female head – Rs 10,000 annually, gas cylinder for Rs 400, legal guarantee of old pension, 10 lakh new jobs, right to housing, purchase cow dung at Rs 2 per kg, MSP to farmers, 2 lakh loan without interest, laptop for college students, free education even in private schools, and caste census.” राजस्थान के मेरे प्यारे भाइयों-बहनों!आपका एक-एक वोटसुंदर भविष्य के लिएअधिकार के लिएकांग्रेस की गारंटी के लिए✅50 लाख तक मुफ्त इलाज✅महिला मुखिया – 10 हजार सालाना✅गैस सिलेंडर 400 रु में✅पुरानी पेंशन की कानूनी गारंटी✅10 लाख नये रोजगार✅आवास का अधिकार✅2 रु प्रति किलो…— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) November 25, 2023In its complaint to the Election Commission, the BJP has said that the tweets by Gandhis amount to the violation of Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act 1951 which prohibits the display of election matter for 48 hours till the polling closes. The complaint said that the violation is punishable with imprisonment up to two years or a fine or both.The complaint stated that as of 10.35 am on November 25, Rahul’s tweet had already been viewed by over 2 lakh people.The complaint said that the act also constitutes “corrupt practices in terms of section 123 of the RP Act 1951 as Mr. Rahul Gandhi has committed a deliberate act for influencing the voters by enticing them to vote for INC in the name of freebies, as also on the basis of caste considerations by referring to caste census on the date of voting”.The BJP has also cited an “emerging pattern and practices of flouting the law and provisions of the MCC with total impunity and disregard” despite being issued show cause notices in the past.The party has requested that X be directed to “immediately suspend the account and remove the aforestated offending contents with immediate effect” so it does not further violate the 48-hour silence zone and causes “irreparable injury to the doctrine of free and fair elections”It has also asked the Election Commission to take cognisance and issue directions to the Chief Election Officer Rajasthan for filing a criminal complaint and initiating criminal prosecution against the Gandhis.On Thursday, the Election Commission issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi for allegedly referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “panauti (harbinger of bad luck)”.The poll panel asked him to explain within two days how his comments are not in violation of the MCC.The Election Commission’s action followed another complaint by the BJP in connection with Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Barmer, Rajasthan on November 22.On Wednesday the Election Commission also issued a notice to Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dostara for allegedly “camouflaging” political advertisements in newspapers as news reports and creating confusion in voters’ minds.Earlier the Election Commission also issued notices to Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and AAP national convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.The previous notice to Vadra is in response to the BJP’s memorandum submitted to the EC on October 25, which had cited Gandhi-Vadra’s speech at a public rally in Dausa, Rajasthan, on October 20, in which she had said that she saw on television that an envelope carrying a donation made by Modi to Devnarayan Temple contained Rs 21. She had said that she saw it on television and could not say whether it was true or not.Sarma received notice from the poll body for his speech in Chhattisgarh on October 18, which the Congress said was with “clear-cut intention to incite sections of society against one another.”“If one Akbar comes to one place, then he calls another hundred Akbars, don’t forget this. This is why as early as possible you need to bid farewell to that Akbar, otherwise Ma Kashaulya’s land will become unholy,” Sarma had said.The Election Commission (EC) on November 14 issued a show cause notice to Kejriwal over two posts on ‘X’ from the party handle, saying these were “derogatory”, “disparaging” and built a “slanderous narrative” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“From its official handle, the AAP has posted a video and two tweets (posts on X) in which it has said very unacceptable, reprehensible, mischievous and unethical things about the democratically elected head of the government. It is saying in it (these posts) that a democratically elected leader, who happens to be the prime minister, is a paid employee of some individual,” Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said after raising the issue with the EC.