The Supreme Court on Monday asked Congress MP Sushmita Dev to bring on record the Election Commission’s orders giving clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on complaints of Model Code violations. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta has now listed the plea of Dev, a Congress MP from Silchar Lok Sabha seat in Assam, for hearing on May 8.
Senior advocate A M Sighvi, appearing for Dev, alleged that the poll panel has passed unreasoned orders dismissing the complaints of the Congress party on violations of MCC (Model Code of Conduct) by the prime minister and Shah who are accused of using armed forces in their campaign.
The bench asked the lawmaker to file an additional affidavit bringing on records the orders passed by EC on the complaints of MCC
violations by the top two BJP leaders.
The EC has given clean chit to Modi for two of his speeches — one in Latur last month urging first time voters to dedicate their votes in the name of Balakot air strike heroes and soldiers killed in the Pulwama attack, and the other in Wardha on April 1, where he indicated that Wayanad constituency had more voters from the minority community.
The apex court had earlier directed the EC to decide by May 6, nine complaints of the Congress party alleging violations of MCC by Modi and Shah.
In her plea, Dev has alleged MCC violations by Modi and Shah over their alleged hate speeches and using armed forces for “political propaganda”.