PM’s address via official media a blatant violation of model code: M.A. Baby

Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] wide caput M.A. Baby has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s caller code to the federation via authoritative channels, including Doordarshan and Akashvani, constitutes a blatant usurpation of the Model Code of Conduct.

Speaking astatine a property league held astatine the CPI(M) territory committee bureau successful Kollam connected Sunday, Mr. Baby confirmed that the enactment had filed a ceremonial ailment with the Election Commission of India. He pointed retired that portion the Prime Minister had the close to behaviour governmental campaigning successful poll-bound States similar West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, utilizing government-owned media for specified purposes was strictly prohibited nether Section 4 of the Model Code of Conduct.