EC bars Gujarat BJP chief from campaigning for 72 hours

EC bars Gujarat BJP chief from campaigning for 72 hours

Gandhinagar: Rajasthan BJP chief Jitubhai Vaghani along with former Congress MLA and prominent Koli community leader Kunwarji Bawalia, addresses at the party headquarter, in Gandhinagar on July 3, 2018. Accusing Congress President Rahul Gandhi of playing caste politics and ignoring the aspirations of senior leaders, Bawalia on Tuesday quit as a legislator to join the ruling BJP. He will be sworn in as a minister in the state cabinet later in the evening. (Photo: IANS/Twitter/@BJP4Gujarat)

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Election Commission has barred Gujarat BJP chief Jitubhai Vaghani from campaigning for 72 hours for "using intemperate and abusive language" and "alleged violation of Model Code of Coduct" when he addressed party workers and voters at Amroli on April 7, sources said on Tuesday.

The campaigning ban on Vaghani will be effective from 4 pm on May 2 to 4 pm on May 5.

Gujarat went to polls in the third phase on April 23.

The poll panel has imposed a nationwide ban on Vaghani from holding public meetings, public processions, rallies and road shows besides interviews and public utterances in the media (electronic, print, social media).

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