BJP's ad campaign attempting to link opposition party to George Soros: Congress urges EC to take action

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The Congress on Tuesday filed a formal complaint against the BJP alleging that it is trying to malign the image of the opposition party by using cropped and distorted videos in its advertisement campaign..

The Grand Old Party further stated that the BJP is maliciously attempting to link the Congress campaign to billionaire financier George Soros..

A delegation of party leaders comprising Salman Khurshid, Pawan Khera and Gurdeep Sappal on Tuesday met the Election Commission and handed over a memorandum of their complaints to them..

Speaking about it later, AICC General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said, The party lodged a complaint against the BJPs repeated and malicious use of cropped and distorted videos to malign the INC..

"The Congress Party lodged a complaint against the BJPs malicious attempts to link the Congress campaign to George Soros," Ramesh said..

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