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Cong asks EC to direct Gujarat govt to act neutrally against Modi

Congress said displaying BJP's election symbol 'Lotus' and making a speech after casting his vote in Gandhinagar is a 'big violation' of electoral law

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 30 2014 | 6:43 PM IST
With an aim of ensuring that Narendra Modi is not let off, Congress today asked the Election Commission to direct Gujarat government to act neutrally on the alleged election model code of conduct violation by him.

Modi has "shred into pieces" the model code, Congress General Secretary Ajay Maken told reporters here.

He said displaying BJP's election symbol 'Lotus' and making a speech after casting his vote in Gandhinagar is a "big violation" of electoral law.

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Modi, the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, landed in a soup with the Election Commission ordering the Gujarat administration to file a complaint or FIR against him for violating poll laws. It wanted compliance report by 1800 hrs today.

Another General Secretary Shakeel Ahmed said that Modi is a "habitual and serial violator" of the model code.

He said that a wrong impression will go around if the Commission failed to take action against the BJP PM candidate.

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First Published: Apr 30 2014 | 6:43 PM IST

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