The Election Commission Tuesday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his April 1st speech at Wardha. While referring to Rahul Gandhi’s decision to also contest from Kerala’s Wayanad constituency, PM Modi had said the Congress was taking “refuge in areas where the majority is in minority”. The first Congress complaint against Modi’s speech at an election rally was received by the Commission on April 5. Since then, the EC had received four more complaints from the Congress and one from the CPM against the PM’s remarks at poll rallies. The petition notes that Modi made these remarks in Wardha (on April 1), Nanded (April 6), Latur (April 9), Patan (April 21), and Barmer (April 21).

Source: Indian Express April 30, 2019 15:39 UTC