The Election Commission today decided to issue show-cause notice to Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal for alleged poll code violation for his comments on imposition of President's rule in Uttar Pradesh.
The Commission in its meeting today decided to issue the notice to Jaiswal asking why action should not be initiated against him for his controversial comments, a senior Commission official told PTI.
Jaiswal had after casting his vote in Kanpur in the 5th phase of polling yesterday said, "If Congress gets majority then it will form the government... In case we don't get clear majority we sit in the opposition and I see no alternative but governor's rule."
The matter was discussed at the meeting of the Commission attended by Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi and the two Election Commissioners VS Sampath and HS Brahma.
The EC acted on the BJP complaint made against Jaiswal yesterday on his President's Rule comments, which it termed as a violation of the Model Code of Conduct and had asked the Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer to send the same to Delhi and procure the video of Jaiswal's speech made in Kanpur.
UP CEO Umesh Sinha had told PTI, "A complaint from the BJP had been received here and the same has been forwarded to Election Commission in Delhi for further necessary action."
Sources said the EC had also sought a report on the matter from the district magistrate of Kanpur, which has since been given.
