Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has differed with the majority view in five different complaints of violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah, The Sunday Express has learnt. AdvertisingOn Saturday, the Election Commission cleared yet another speech by Modi under the Model Code. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra are the other members of the poll panel. This provision also states that in case the “Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners differ in opinion on any matter, such matter shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority”. The EC has been directed by the Supreme Court to dispose of all complaints of MCC violation filed by the Congress against Modi and Shah by Monday.

Source: Indian Express May 04, 2019 23:22 UTC