It is Modi code of conduct and election omission, mocks Cong

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 (EC), Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged at a press conference.

“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,” Singhvi said, adding that silence can be construed as approval.

Taking a jibe at the poll panel, he said the Congress is saddened to say that it seems that from the second word of Election Commission, ‘C’ has been dropped, and it has become “Election Omission” for the Modi-Shah duo.

Singhvi wondered whether Modi and 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 election days.

“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 take action against Modi and Shah,” he said.

“We are sad to say that the Modi-Shah duo has become a kind of an arch of immunity as far as the Election Commission’s jurisdiction goes, as far as the Model Code of Conduct goes,” Singhvi said.

Never has there been a more “audacious set of individuals” who for petty electoral gains have turned a blind eye to the existence of the EC, poll code and the Constitution, he alleged.