The Congress has accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front of misusing the government machinery for the election campaign of the party candidate Veena George in Pathanamthitta.
In a statement here on Thursday, District Congress Committee president Babu George alleged that the LDF was violating the poll code of conduct with the knowledge and support of the Chief Minister and Ms. George.
DCC complaint
In a complaint filed before the District Collector who is also the District Electoral Officer here on Thursday, the DCC chief alleged that the LDF has been forcing the women attached to the Kudumbashree Mission and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme to attend the ‘women’s parliament’ programme of the LDF poll campaign. The officials even threatened the women who refused to attend such poll campaign programmes, he alleged.
‘Encroachment’
He accused the ruling CPI(M) of encroaching upon public places for the party candidate’s poll campaign. The DCC chief also sought the Election Commission’s intervention to remove all photographs and posters of Ms. George from the waiting sheds constructed using government fund. The DCC president alleged that the misuse of power by the LDF candidate, who is also the local MLA, amounted to the violation of poll code.
