Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Wednesday continued his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the "frustrated man" was only worried about the dresses worn by the opposition leaders.
The Telugu Desam Party president also again hit out at the Election Commission of India, alleging that it talked all illogical things.
Taking on the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister pointed out that the Model Code of Conduct (for elections) was not preventing Modi from talking or doing anything.
"All the PM's speeches are objectionable. Army jawans' sacrifices, Balakot, hate speeches...his reference to 40 MLAs of West Bengal being in touch with him... There are 40 complaints over MCC violation by PM, but there is no action.
They (ECI) are only thinking about controlling opposition parties. Not taking action against the Prime Minister despite Supreme Court directive. This is atrocious," Chandrababu Naidu said at a press conference here.
Alleging that the Prime Minister was in such frustration, the Chief Minister said Modi was talking about oppositions dresses.
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"His focus is only on dresses since he wears Rs 10 lakh worth suits. He thinks others will also wear such expensive dresses, but opposition parties are not giving importance to dresses. Only for Modi it is a priority," he said.
"Every time, he wants new dresses... morning one, afternoon one and evening another. When he goes abroad, he follows a different dress code.
Dress code for breakfast, lunch, evening reception Opposition parties have no such urge. They are wearing only one dress...simple dress," Chandrababu Naidu observed.
Referring to the Prime Ministers reported remark that the so-called 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance of opposition parties) would vanish on May 23 and that opposition parties would tear away each other's dresses, the TDP chief alleged that the former has "degraded" the PMs position.
"How cheap he is talking? He has degraded the PMs position. Nehru, Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh gave dignity to the post but its lost because of Modi," Naidu added.
He maintained that the opposition parties would select their prime ministerial candidate by consensus after the election results were declared.
"Modi is asking Kaun Banega PM? He also says we are playing hide and seek. There is no hide and seek. We have been clear that after elections we will sit and elect the PM through consensus," he said.
There was a "democratic compulsion" and it (selection of PM) would happen automatically.
"We are committed to it and he (Modi) need not have any doubts over this. I am warning him to keep this in mind," Naidu added.
Venting his ire at the ECI, he accused it of talking all illogical things.
"ECI says six days time is needed for counting VVPAT slips. When they could count complicated EVMs, why do you need observers for counting VVPAT slips? Why, what is the logic I am unable to understand even now," he said.
All the opposition parties, which filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on the counting of VVPAT slips, were now demanding that the entire Assembly segments slips be counted if there was any discrepancy in the counting of VVPAT slips in five polling stations.
"What we are demanding is transparency. If required, we will file a fresh petition in the Apex Court," he said.
Lamenting that the EC had not responded to his April 25 letter,seeking permission to conduct official review meetings, Naidu said CMs were now in a situation of "begging" the ECI.
"AP is facing the threat of cyclone Fani. Odishas coastal districts have been exempted from the model code. Same thing they have to do for AP now," he said.
Referring to the cyclone review taken up by the National Crisis Management Committee under the instructions of the Prime Minister, Naidu asked if the ECI permitted this.
"Is only the PM permitted? Why not others? ECI should answer," he said.
ECs role was only to conduct elections in an efficient manner, he pointed out.