New Delhi: After Election Commission banned BSP Chief Mayawati from campaigning for 48 hours for violating poll code, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav, took to Twitter questioning the poll panel’s integrity and asked whether it could stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from seeking votes in the name of the army.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a rally on April 9 at Latur, Maharashtra, urged the first time voters to dedicate their votes to the Air Force which carried out air strikes at Balakot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM1S1bmek4c
The SP-BSP-RLD are contesting in alliance in Uttar Pradesh.
Akhilesh Yadav wrote on twitter:
EC directive against @mayawati ji begs the question: do they have integrity to stop PM from asking for votes in name of the army?
Here’s the quote @ECISVEEP: “मैं फ़र्स्ट टाइम वोटर से कहना चाहता हूँ कि आपका पहला वोट पुलवामा में जो वीर शहीद हुए उनके नाम समर्पित हो सकता है क्या?”
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) April 15, 2019
Taking note of their alleged objectionable statements in speeches, Election Commission on Monday barred Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BSP chief Mayawati from election campaigning for 72 hours and 48 hours respectively, for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
EC barred the Yogi Adityanath and Mayawati from poll campaigning for 72, 48 hours respectively. The bar comes into force from 6 am on April 16.
The Commission observed: “Mayawati in her impugned speech, has appealed to secure votes on religious lines that tantamount to violation of provisions of ‘General Conduct’ of “Model Code of Conduct, for the guidance of political parties and candidates”.
Mayawati made the objectionable statements during the public rally on April 7 at Deoband, Saharanpur.
Uttar Pradesh witnessed poll for 8 Lok Sabha seats on April 11 during the first phase of election. It will go to poll on April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19 for 8, 10, 13, 14, 14 and 13 seats respectively. The counting of votes would take place on May 23
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