Jharkhand government seeks EC action to stop Himanta, Shivraj from ‘fanning communal tensions’ in state – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government has asked the Election Commission (EC) to instruct Union home minister Amit Shah to prevent Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from allegedly misusing official resources and inciting communal tensions during their election campaign activities.The Jharkhand government called on the EC to ensure an impartial investigation into the actions of BJP leaders and to protect the state’s bureaucracy from undue pressure.The complaint comes ahead of the elections for the 81-member Jharkhand assembly, with the JMM coalition claiming that the BJP is trying to destabilize the state administration and intimidate local officials.In a letter to EC, principal secretary of the Jharkhand Ca...