New Delhi, May 10: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Indian National Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for prima facie violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by making disparaging remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Election Commission has given 24 hours times to the cricketer-turned-politician to reply to the notice. 'Hug With Pakistan Army Chief Not a Rafale Deal': Navjot Singh Sidhu.

The poll body had received a complaint from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that Sidhu during a rally in Madhya Pradesh on April 29 made disparaging remarks about the Prime Minister. Navjot Singh Sidhu Fires Fresh Salvo: 'Modi Wave of 2014 Has Now Turned Disastrous, Poisonous For Common Man'.

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The former Indian cricketer had reportedly accused the PM Modi of "making money in the fighter jet Rafale deal" and also "allowing" the rich people to escape the country after "robbing" nationalised banks. Case Filed Against Navjot Singh Sidhu For Asking Muslims to Vote En Bloc in Bihar.

"The Prime Minister has not fulfiled his promise of cleaning river Ganga, bringing back Rs 90 lakh crore black money from abroad and neither did he give Rs 15 lakh to the people," Sidhu said. "PM Modi acted as a middleman in Rafale deal," he added speaking on the Rafale jet deal during a poll rally.

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