Overview
- The State Election Commission asked the Lower Dibang Valley deputy commissioner for a factual report on Ojing Tasing’s purported campaign statement.
- A widely shared clip appears to show Tasing saying panchayats where the BJP loses will not receive schemes, asserting his authority as Panchayat minister.
- The Arunachal Pradesh Congress condemned the remark as unconstitutional and demanded a police case, an unconditional apology, and his resignation.
- Tasing, who holds Rural Development and Panchayati Raj portfolios, was campaigning in Lower Dibang Valley at BJP candidate Gunu Linggi’s residence in Mayu-II for the Roing zilla parishad seat.
- Election officials said no formal complaint had been received, Tasing did not respond to media queries, and panchayat and municipal polls are scheduled for December 15.