Election Commission sent notices to Modi-Rahul, seeks reply by 29th

New Delhi (Team Newsbuddy): The Election Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the speeches of PM Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on allegations of violation of the code of conduct and issued a notice. The Election Commission has sought a reply from both the parties by 11 am on April 29. Both the BJP and Congress parties had filed complaints with the Election Commission against each other’s leaders and accused them of spreading hatred among the people in the name of religion, caste, sect and language and promoting separatism.

Notice issued to BJP-Congress presidents
The Election Commission, using the powers of Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act in this matter, has held the party presidents responsible for the conduct of the star campaigners and has issued notices to the presidents of both the parties. The Election Commission has directed to respond to the notice by 11 am on April 29. The Election Commission said that political parties will have to take responsibility for the conduct of their candidates and star campaigners. Such speeches during election campaigns, especially by people in top positions, are even more worrying and can have serious consequences.

Controversy over PM Modi’s speech in Rajasthan

In fact, PM Modi had said during a rally in Rajasthan recently that if Congress comes to power, it will distribute people’s property among intruders and those who have more children. During this, the Prime Minister mentioned an old statement of former PM Manmohan Singh, in which Manmohan Singh had said that the minority community has the first right on the resources of the country. In this matter, the Congress had appealed to the Election Commission that PM Modi’s statement is divisive and malicious and it is a clear violation of the code of conduct. Congress made 17 complaints in 140 pages to the Election Commission against PM Modi.