Congress moves Supreme Court over alleged EC 'inaction' against PM Modi, Amit Shah for code violations

The Congress party on Monday approached the Supreme Court against alleged "inaction" by the Election Commission in looking into alleged poll code violation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.

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The Congress party on Monday approached the Supreme Court against alleged "inaction" by the Election Commission in looking into alleged poll code violation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. Congress parliamentarian Sushmita Dev requested the apex court to direct the Election Commission to decide on complaints against PM Modi and Mr Shah within 24 hours. In her petition, Ms Dev said PM Modi and Mr Shah used "hate speech" at rallies to polarise voters, and referred to the operations by the armed forces in their "political propaganda" despite the poll body's ban. The Supreme Court shall hear the petition filed by Congress MP Sushmita Dev tomorrow, seeking urgent & necessary directions to the Election Commission to take a decision on the complaints filed against PM Modi & BJP President Amit Shah over alleged violations of electoral laws. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Dev, alleged that Modi and Shah have violated the Model Code of Conduct and the Election Commission is not acting on her complaint. Singhvi said four weeks have passed since the Model Code of Conduct was enforced in the country and both the prime minister and Shah have been allegedly violating the code. To this, the bench said it will hear the plea on Tuesday.