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Cong may move court against PM, Amit Shah over poll violations
The EC has taken taken action against several leaders for violating the poll code based on our complaints.
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday indicated that it may take legal recourse to seek action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah over alleged repeated election model code of conduct (MCC) violations.
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged that the two leaders have “cheated” on the issue of level playing field for all parties during elections and questioned the “silence of mega policeman” Election Commission.
“We have a right to approach the courts seeking action over model code violations... We can exercise that option ... The mega policeman has turned a blind eye,” Mr Singhvi told media persons, adding that silence can be construed as approval.
Taking a jibe at Election Commission, he called it “Election Omission” and wondered whether Modi and Shah are outside the ambit of the model code of conduct, which he dubbed as “Modi code of conduct”.
The Congress spokesperson claimed that the two leaders have violated the poll code broadly under three categories: polarisation of votes, invoking armed forces in campaigns and taking out rallies on election day. “The EC has taken taken action against several leaders for violating the poll code based on our complaints.”
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