LDF lodges complaint with EC, seeks probe into distribution of food kits in Wayanad

“Complaints were lodged to the Central Election Commission and Wayanad District Collector seeking an probe into the issue,” LDF territory convener and erstwhile MLA C K Saseendran said connected Friday.

“The UDF is violating the predetermination rules and norms by distributing nutrient kits to voters successful Wayanad. The kits carrying pictures of Congress leaders were distributed successful the guise of assistance to the landslide victims,” alleged a LDF leader.

A governmental contention erupted successful Wayanad up of the Lok Sabha by-elections aft astir 30 nutrient kits, carrying pictures of Congress leaders were seized by the flying squad of the Election Commission and the constabulary connected Thursday astatine Tholpetty successful the district.

The kits, containing beverage dust, sugar, rice, and different market items and carrying pictures of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, were seized from a flour mill located adjacent the residence of a section Congress leader, according to sources.

The kit is labelled for organisation to landslide victims, sources added.

According to Congress leaders, these were the aforesaid kits antecedently brought successful for organisation to the survivors of the Wayanad landslide catastrophe connected July 30.

Congress wide caput Priyanka Gandhi is the UDF campaigner for the Wayanad by-poll, wherever she volition beryllium contesting against CPI campaigner and elder person Sathyan Mokeri and the BJP campaigner Navya Haridas.