Cong claims Kharge's chopper checked in Bihar, says poll officials 'targeting' Oppn leaders
Congress leader shares video, claims Bihar chief electoral officer was herself supervising the examination of Kharge's chopper in Samastipur
The Congress on Sunday (May 12) accused poll officials of targeting Opposition leaders while claiming that its chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s helicopter was checked in Bihar's Samastipur, while leaders of the BJP-led NDA were being allowed to move "freely".
Kharge on Saturday addressed back-to-back Lok Sabha election rallies in Samastipur and Muzaffarpur in the state.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's helicopter was checked in Kerala and, now, party president Kharge's has been checked in Bihar's Samastipur, Congress leader Rajesh Rathorre claimed in a video message on X.
Rathorre, the chief spokesperson of the Congress' Bihar unit, shared another video in which he claimed that the chief electoral officer of Bihar was herself supervising the examination of Kharge's chopper in Samastipur.
The video showed a helicopter with officials, including from police, around it.
“The Election Commission (EC) should clarify whether such checking of choppers of Congress leaders is routine and whether similar checks were also conducted on top leaders of the NDA," Rathorre said in his video message.
"The EC should make all such records public, otherwise it will be construed that it is only targeting opposition leaders to stop them, and is letting NDA leaders go freely," he said.
The Congress spokesperson said the EC should put out videos of all leaders who have been checked.
(With inputs from agencies)
