The Election Commission Tuesday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his April 1st speech at Wardha. While referring to Rahul Gandhi's decision to also contest from Kerala's Wayanad constituency, PM Modi was quoted saying the Congress was taking "refuge in areas where the majority is in minority."
According to the lastest reports Commission had not held a single deliberation since April 5 on the alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct 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".
As per the reports an EC spokeperson said that "The matter has been examined in detail in accordance to the extant guidelines/provisions of the Model Code of Conduct, the Representation of the People Act and the report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. Accordingly, the commission is of the considered view that in this matter no such violation has been noticed."
While addressing a rally in Wardha on 1 April, the prime minister had reportedly said, the Opposition party was "scared" to field its leaders from constituencies where the majority dominates. He made the remark in reference to Rahul's decision to contest from a second Lok Sabha seat Wayanad in Kerala. Rahul Gandhi is also contesting from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi.
The Congress had earlier in April approached the EC and had sought action against Modi's "divisive" speech. The Congress had alleged that Modi had made some "hateful, vile and divisive" remarks against Rahul.
