BJP wants Congress hand pulled after Rahul Gandhi’s speech

The BJP wants the withdrawal of the Congress’ election symbol ‘hand’ and derecognition of the latter as a national party.

The ruling party has filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for drawing parallels between the Congress’ election symbol ‘hand’ with the religious symbols of Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam.

In a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer in Lucknow, BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav said Gandhi was exploiting “religious sentiments” and influencing voters using “unfair means”.