Waghodia MLA in trouble for ‘threatening’ voters

The Congress has sought action against Waghodiya BJP MLA Madhu Srivastava for threatening voters during his speech in the Lok Sabha poll campaign in his constituency. Srivastava was seen threatening voters staying illegally in his constituency that he would fix them if they don’t vote for the BJP.
Taking serious objection to the threats, the Congress has urged the district election officer (DEO) to ensure that Srivastava stays away from campaigning in Vadodara Lok Sabha seat.
"We have also sought criminal complaint against Shrivastava for issuing such threats to the voters. It is violation of poll code of conduct," said Shailesh Amin, Vadodara Congress city unit senior vice-president.
Amin said that the language used by Shrivastava was clearly a threat issued to voters and with this kind of language and campaigning, free and fair elections cannot take place.
The video that went viral on social media is of the public meeting on Wednesday night held at Waghodiya for the inauguration of the election office of the BJP for his assembly segment of the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat.
Speaking on the occasion, Srivastava was heard saying that that he would fix whoever was staying illegally in the area. He said that he was willing to do ‘dadagiri’ to fight. He pointed out that for years he had been taking care of those staying illegally and had given them water, light and other facilities. "But you are not paying taxes to the panchayat," he said.
Shalini Agrawal, district election officer said, "I have ordered the nodal office and assistant returning office to inquire into the incident. Action will be taken on the basis of the report," said The assembly seat is the stronghold of the legislator who has landed in trouble in the past too.