Alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct, the ruling DMK has appealed to the Election Commission to take appropriate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ‘insulting the Hindu religion’ against the India Bloc.
The Dravidian party quoted Modi as saying, “The Bharat alliance is repeatedly and deliberately insulting the Hindu religion. They are harboring views against the Hindu religion. They do not speak against other religions. But whenever they get a chance Yes, they insult Hinduism without wasting a second. How.” Can we afford it? How can we allow this?” In a letter to the Election Commission on March 21, DMK organizing secretary R S Bharathi alleged that Modi had made this claim in Tamil Nadu while campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Modi’s The comment was a gross violation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and the Model Code of Conduct.
Now is the time for the Election Commission to take prompt action and intervene and stop campaigning based on “false narratives, religion and other divisive practices”. “Under the circumstances, I request the Election Commission to take appropriate action on this complaint and issue appropriate instructions to all concerned to conduct themselves within the ambit of law,” Bharti said.
