PC seeks day’s extension to reply to EC’s notice

Home Minister P Chidambaram sought a day’s extension to reply to the notice of the Election Commission for allegedly offering poll sops during a visit to Rajasthan for a security review meeting.

The Home Ministry wanted extension of time till on Tuesday to reply to EC’s notice as Chidambaram was on tour,Deputy Election Commissioner J P Prakash told reporters.

The notice was issued following a complaint filed by BJP which alleged that Chidambaram,during his visit to the desert state in the last week of March,had taken up electoral issues.

The complaint said the Home Minister talked about granting citizenship to displaced Hindus from Pakistan and additional facilities for passengers travelling by ‘Thar Express’.