The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati’s plea against the 48-hour ban on campaigning imposed by the Election Commission. Mayawati had moved the top court against the poll body’s order on the ground that it was “taken under pressure” from the ruling dispensation. This order will be remembered in the history of Election Commission as a black day,” said Mayawati on Monday reacting to the EC order. The poll body has imposed a nation-wide ban on Mayawati restricting her from campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission, following a Supreme Court remark to act tough against those violating the poll code, cracked its whip against some of the top politicians.

Source: Hindustan Times April 16, 2019 05:48 UTC