The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed separate complaints against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with the Election Commission for allegedly violating the \u201c48-hour silence zone\u201d for campaigning by making posts on social media platforms to \u201cinfluence voters\u201d. The ruling party urged the poll panel to take action against both the leaders under relevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
48-hour silence zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All parties and candidates shall avoid scrupulously all activities which are \u201ccorrupt practices\u201d and offences under the election law, such as bribing of voters, intimidation of voters, impersonation of voters, canvassing within 100 meters of polling stations, holding public meetings during the period of 48 hours ending<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Violation of MCC will \u201ccause irreparable injury to the doctrine of free and fair elections<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n