Congress senior leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi takes a jibe at the Election Commission and questions its “silence”
The Congress on Saturday said it may approach courts seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP president Amit Shah over alleged repeated 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 a press conference, adding “silence” can be construed as approval.
Taking a jibe at the Election Commission, he called it “Election Omission” and wondered whether Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah are outside the ambit of the model code of conduct, which he dubbed as “Modi code of conduct”.
He 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 an election day.
“The EC has 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 action be taken against Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah,” he said.
Responding to questions on reported remarks by the Congress leaders P.C. Chacko and Shatrughan Sinha on Yasin Malik and Mohammed Ali Jinnah respectively, he said while Mr. Sinha has clarified his comments, it would be better if Mr. Chacko was approached directly on the issue.
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