Referring to Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s decision to also contest from Kerala’s Wayanad constituency, PM Modi had said the party was taking “refuge in areas where majority is in minority”.
TIA WEB DESK / New Delhi
Election Commission today gave clean chit to Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a matter related to a complaint concerning an alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct in a speech by him in Wardha in Maharashtra.
The commission, in a statement, said it is of the considered view that in this matter no such violation has been found.
Referring to Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s decision to also contest from Kerala’s Wayanad constituency, PM Modi had said the party was taking “refuge in areas where majority is in minority”.
The first Congress complaint against Modi’s speech at an election rally was received by the Commission on April 5. Since then, the EC has received four more complaints from the Congress and one from the CPM against the PM’s remarks at poll rallies.
The development comes after the accusation that the full Commission had not held a single deliberation since April 5 on the alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by PM Modi.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court had sought the poll watchdog’s response on a plea by a Congress MP alleging MCC violations by Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah over their alleged hate speeches and using armed forces for “political propaganda”.
The first Congress complaint against Modi’s speech at an election rally was received by the Commission on April 5. Since then, the EC has received four more complaints from the Congress and one from the CPM against the PM’s remarks at poll rallies.
The petition, filed by Silchar MP and Congress leader Sushmita Dev, said “since March 10, 2019 i.e. the date on which General Elections 2019, were notified, the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi and the BJP President, Mr Amit Shah, specifically in sensitive areas and States, have ex-facie violated the provisions of the RP Act and the Election Rules and the process, thereof.”