Congress Moves Supreme Court Challenging EC Clean Chit to PM Modi, Amit Shah in Hate Speech Case, Hearing on May 8
The Election Commission, after being directed by the Supreme Court last week to decide on all pending complaints by May 6, issued a clean chit to both Shah and Modi.
New Delhi, May 6: The Congress on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the clean chit issued by the Election Commission to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. The plea has been admitted and the apex court is scheduled to hear the case on May 8.
Earlier, the Congress had filed a complaint before the EC on Amit Shah's remark at a rally in Nagpur on April 9, where he said it was difficult to make out whether "Wayanad is in India or Pakistan". His remarks came shortly after Rahul Gandhi filed his candidature from Wayanad as his second constituency. Shah Gets Clean Chit Over Alleged Violation of Model Code of Conduct During Election Rally in West Bengal
The party had also registered a hate speech complaint against PM Modi, who had accused the Congress president of choosing Wayanad as his second constituency as the region in Kerala has more minority community voters as compared to their majoritarian counterparts.
"The Congress dynast went out with a microscope to look for a safe seat to contest and selected a seat where the majority is in minority," he had said while addressing a rally in Maharashtra's Wardha on May 6.
The Election Commission, after being directed by the Supreme Court last week to decide on all pending complaints by May 6, issued a clean chit to both Shah and Modi.
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