The Gujarat BJP has complained to the Election Commission (EC) against Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia for using "unparliamentary" language and words like 'donkey' while criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a letter to the EC headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday, the state BJP's legal cell said the remarks were an insult to the constitutional post and a violation of the model code of conduct.
"Modhwadia during a public rally at Deesa town in Banaskantha district uttered unparliamentary, abusive and foul words against the prime minister by describing him as a 'donkey'," said the letter, released by the BJP Thursday.
"This is a clear violation of the election code of conduct and an insult to the constitutional post," it said.
Claiming that the Congress leader had a "record" of using abusive language against the prime minister since the 2000 state polls, the BJP demanded strict and prompt action against him.
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The party also sent a copy of the letter to Gujarat's Chief Electoral Officer S Murali Krishna.
Modhwadia, former Gujarat Congress president, Tuesday said only donkeys have a 56-inch chest.
In the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, it was in Uttar Pradesh that Modi, who was the then Gujarat Chief Minister, had said that it takes a "56-inch chest" to convert Uttar Pradesh into Gujarat in terms of development.
"A fit person has a chest of 36 inches, a body-builder can have a chest of 42, it is only donkeys who have a chest of 56 inches, and bulls have a chest of 100 inches," Modhwadia said.
"Bhakts (Modi fans) do not understand this point and are happy when someone says their leader has a 56-inch chest," he said.
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