PM’s address violated Model Code of Conduct: CPI MP alleges in letter to CEC

CPI MP P. Sandosh Kumar wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar claiming: Prime Minister Narendra Modi He violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in his recent address to the nation, prompting immediate intervention by the poll panel.

In a letter dated April 19, Mr. Kumar said the Prime Minister’s speech, delivered at a time when the MCC was in force in five states, was “political in nature” and contained “partisan allegations” and “selective narratives” aimed at influencing public opinion on an issue that was under active political contention.