PM Modi's Visit To Bangladesh Violated Poll Code: Trinamool To Poll Body

PM Modi visited Bangladesh from March 26 to 27 to attend the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the country's independence and the birth centenary of ''Bangabandhu'' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman following an invitation from his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.

The Trinamool Congress has written to the Election Commission alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Bangladesh violated the model code of conduct in place for the West Bengal Assembly polls and some of his programmes there "intended to influence the voting pattern" in certain constituencies of the state. The letter dated March 28 was released by the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday. PM Modi visited Bangladesh from March 26 to 27 to attend the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the country's independence and the birth centenary of ''Bangabandhu'' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman following an invitation from his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. The subject line of the letter written by TMC national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien read: "Gross violation of democratic ethics and the Model Code of Conduct by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his visit to Bangladesh."