The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken note of alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Election Commission Takes Cognizance Of Alleged MCC Violations By Rahul Gandhi
In a notice to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the poll panel sought response from the Congress by April 29.
The ECI in its letter to Kharge said the star campaigners were expected to utilize the privilege for propagating the programme of the political parties and therefore their speeches in the campaign space necessarily need to be judged at a higher threshold of compliance.
The poll panel said that the national party was therefore expected to be the standard bearer in political and campaign discourse and as such should also set high standards of compliance with the MCC.
“Whereas, the Commission is in receipt of representation from a political party alleging violation of the MCC by speeches made during campaigning by some of your star campaigners. Whereas, these speeches are selected to be in violation of the MCC,” the ECI said.