Congress to approach high court against PM Modi for 2020 violation of Model Code of Conduct
The Congress leader said Kadam had submitted detailed evidence of the violation in accordance with all rules and laws.
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Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi violated the Model Code of Conduct in 2020 (File Photo)Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi violated the Model Code of Conduct in 2020 and that despite a lodging a complaint, the Election Commission has been evasive in taking action on the complaint. Chavan said that he would approach the High Court regarding the matter.
“When strict action was taken against former PM Indira Gandhi and Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray, why is Narendra Modi being spared? No one is above the law,” said Chavan.
Chavan elaborated that on December 28, 2020, during the gram panchayat elections in Maharashtra and the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Modi, along with the then Railway and Agriculture Ministers, flagged off the 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola (Solapur district) to Shalimar (West Bengal).
“The event was broadcast nationwide on TV, and no prior permission had been taken from the Election Commission or the district administration. Prafull Kadam, a Congress worker, a complaint, but the commission initially delayed taking action. Eventually, it acknowledged the violation but only cautioned the Railway Administration, sparing Modi. This was a clear breach of the law, where the authorities shielded Modi,” said Chavan.
The Congress leader said Kadam had submitted detailed evidence of the violation in accordance with all rules and laws. “He contended that the event was an attempt to influence voters and a blatant breach of the Model Code of Conduct, demanding that Modi’s Lok Sabha membership be revoked,” the Congress leader said.
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