"Why the Samajwadi Party government and the Election Commission are shying away from taking action and why the SP government was not fulfilling its law and order duty by arresting Shah?", party spokesman Randeep Surjewala told reporters.
Noting that Congress has filed a similar complaint against Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to the EC for her remarks against a Congress candidate, he said while the EC has issued a notice today to Shah, no notice has been issued to Raje.
Replying to a question, he said he was not questioning the impartiality of EC but the "delay" in taking action. "When expeditious action was taken against the Congress candidate, I welcomed it on behalf of the party".