The Election Commission has not found any violation in the speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, made in separate instances. Mr. Modi’s speech in Rajasthan’s Barmer on April 21 had attracted strong criticism from the Opposition. This is the third impugned speech of Mr. Modi in which the EC has not found any violation. The Commission was of the view that the Prime Minister had nowhere appealed for vote to the BJP. During the speech, Mr. Gandhi had also targeted Mr. Amit Shah’s son Ajay Shah, saying he was a “magician” who converted ₹50,000 into ₹80 crore in three months.

Source: The Hindu May 02, 2019 17:03 UTC