New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday indicated that it may take legal recourse to seek action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah over alleged repeated election model code of conduct violations.
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged that the two leaders have “cheated” on the issue of level playing field for all parties during elections and questioned the “silence of mega policeman” Election Commission.
“We have a right to approach the courts seeking action over model code violations... We can exercise that option ... The mega policeman has turned a blind eye,” Mr Singhvi told media persons, adding that silence can be construed as approval.
Taking a jibe at the Election Commission, he called it “Election Omission” and wondered whether Modi and Shah are outside the ambit of the model code of conduct, which he dubbed as “Modi code of conduct”.
The Congress spokesperson claimed that the two leaders have violated the poll code broadly under three categories: polarisation of votes, invoking armed forces in campaigns and taking out rallies on election day. “The EC has taken taken action against several leaders for violating the poll code based on our complaints.”
“We appreciate that. Since the precedent has been set, why not take action against Modi and Shah,” he said.
Responding to questions on reported remarks by Congress leaders P.C. Chacko and Shatrughan Sinha on Yasin Malik and Mohammed Ali Jinnah respectively, Mr Singhvi said while Sinha has clarified his comments, it would be better if Chacko was approached directly on the issue.
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