SC Asks EC to Reply on Congress MP’s Plea

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought response Tuesday from the Election Commission (EC) on a plea by a Congress MP alleging model code of conduct (MCC) violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah on their alleged hate speeches and using armed forces for “political propaganda”.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the poll panel was free to pass orders on complaint of Sushmita Dev, Congress Lok Sabha MP from Silchar in Assam and president of the ‘All India Mahila Congress’. The bench, also comprising Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph, fixed Dev’s plea for hearing Thursday.

Dev has alleged in her plea that ‘inaction’ by EC on complaints against top BJP leaders was ‘a sign of invidious discrimination’ as also ‘arbitrary, capricious and impermissible’ as it was destructive of the integrity of electoral process.

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