Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar threatens to jail EC for two days if voted to power5Photo© zeenews.india.com

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar threatens to jail EC for two days if voted to power

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MUMBAI: In a controversial statement, well-known Dalit rights activist Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday said that he will put the Election Commission (EC) behind bars for two days for not allowing the political parties to speak about the February 14 terror attack on CRPF personnel in Pulwama.

Ambedkar, who is also a three-time MP, made the statement during a rally in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. The state election commission has taken cognisance of the matter and has directed the local poll officials to submit a report in this matter by Friday.

Ambedkar is the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and he is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Solapur and Akola constituencies. He is fighting the election as a candidate of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) - an alliance of Ambedkar-led Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh and Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM. The VBA has announced to field its candidates in all 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state, PTI reported.