The Supreme Court on April 30 asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to explain its silence on the Congress’s complaints against alleged hate speeches and misuse of the armed forces as political propaganda by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi gave the Commission time till May 2 to file its response. However, it allowed the ECI to pass whatever “appropriate orders” on the pending complaints. The delay in action, the Congress said, was a deliberate action itself. The petition alleged that lack of action by the ECI against the Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah was a “tacit endorsement” of their statements and clean chit to the individuals.

Source: The Hindu April 30, 2019 11:15 UTC