Himachal Pradesh

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh BJP Sunday filed a complaint against the Congress and the Hamirpur Youth Congress Club for allegedly portraying actor and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut, in a negative light by using pictures from her films. The BJP urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to initiate appropriate legal action against them for using objectionable, scandalous and offensive language on social media. In its complaint to the ECI, with copy to the Himachal chief electoral officer, the BJP alleged that the Congress has directed its various wings to assassinate the character of Kangana on social media. The Hamirpur Youth Congress Club has used a picture of Kangana from her 'artistic pursuits' to portray her as a negative character and posted 'derogatory double meaning remarks'. Also Read: https://www.thehawk.in/posts/amit-shah-skips-darjeeling-rally-as-helicopter-fails-to-land-due-to-inclement-weather [https://www.thehawk.in/posts/amit-shah-skips-darjeeling-rally-as-helicopter-fails-to-land-due-to-inclement-weather]  The complaint filed by BJP state media in-charge Karan Nanda cited the repeated instances of alleged 'serious violations' of the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860; Representation of People Act (RPA), 1951; and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by the Congress leaders. The instances also attract offences under the relevant sections of IPC and Information Technology Act, 2000 and the remarks fall within the definition of 'corrupt practice', it said. "It is the duty of every artist to portray the character given to him or her as convincingly as they can and every character has its own challenges and requirements but ignoring this aspect, the Congress was repeatedly using Kangana's ...