Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Muzaffarpur on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. PTIPrime Minister Narendra Modi did not violate the model code of conduct when he suggested at an election meeting that Rahul Gandhi had been “compelled to take shelter in a place where the majority is in the minority”, the Election Commission concluded on Tuesday night. Modi delivered the speech in Maharashtra, without naming Rahul but leaving no one in doubt that he meant the Wayanad seat in Kerala, on April 1. The panel’s decision on Modi came on a day the Supreme Court asked it to respond to allegations of inaction. A small detail: The Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat concluded on April 23.

Source: The Telegraph May 01, 2019 01:18 UTC