Ruling party may seek a ban on political parties too: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

05 Nov 2013 Evaluate

Strongly opposing the proposed restriction on opinion polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday criticized the Congress Party and said that the ruling party may seek a ban on political parties too.

Naqvi earlier said that the party is not in favour of banning opinion polls, and added that the Election Commission should convene an all-party meet to discuss this issue and added that they are not in favor of this. The results of opinions polls can vary one or two percent and there must be no restriction on opinion polls. Such a restriction would not be considered as a democratic way of dealing with things. Such an action would be against the freedom of expression. And if the Election Commission feels this step is necessary, it should convene an all-party meet to discuss this issue.

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Monday launched a frontal attack on the Election Commission (EC) for proposing to restrict opinion polls, and said that opinion polls are a part of free speech, which is a guaranteed fundamental right and added that this is a proposal that has come from the Election Commission (EC). There is always a rationale under which polls are conducted. This issue has to be decided by the market place of democracy, which is public opinion.

Congress party said that it fully endorsed the views of the Election Commission of India to restrict publication and dissemination of opinion polls during the election. The legal department of the Congress Party stated that opinion polls can be misused, and they are not scientific or credible. The opinion polls have been projecting poor show of the Congress in some states where Assembly Elections are scheduled to take place.

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