EC gives BJP, Cong one week’s time to respond to poll code violations
The poll panel on Saturday wrote to BJP president J P Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge seeking their comments over the matter by 1 pm on Monday.
The poll panel on Saturday wrote to BJP president J P Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge seeking their comments over the matter by 1 pm on Monday.
In a separate letter issued to Nadda and Kharge, the poll panel recalled its 22nd May advisory directing the BJP, Congress and their star campaigners to refrain from making any statement which is prohibited in Clause (1) of general conduct of MCC.
State election commission said both the police and the Excise Department seized 10,358 liters of illicit liquor amounting to Rs 14.12 lakh.
According to the ‘X’ handle of Collector, Hyderabad “A case is registered in Malakpet Police Station against Smt Madhavi Latha, contesting candidate, BJP under sections 17C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act,
According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer Puneet Agarwal, action was taken against the employees for their negligence of election-related duties.
The senior Congress leader urged the ECI to initiate urgent action on violation of model code of conduct by the LG.
The poll panel forwarded the complaints to BJP President JP Nadda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge seeking their response by 11 am on April 29.
The Congress asserted that the comments made by Modi are in direct and complete violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
She further assured that AAP will reply to the ECI notice issued against them but asked if the poll panel will take action on complaints against the BJP.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has issued a show cause notice to the BJP, asking for an explanation from the state president by April 10.
