Poll Panel Notice To Priyanka Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal Over Remarks On PM
NDTV
The BJP had accused Priyanka Gandhi of making a "baseless and false" claim that the Narendra Modi government had privatised public sector undertakings.
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly making unverified and false statements with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has also issued a similar notice to the Aam Aadmi Party for alleged disparaging remarks made against the PM on its social media handle.
Acting on a complaint made by the BJP that Ms Gandhi had made "false" and "unverified" statements against Prime Minister Modi at an election rally in Madhya Pradesh recently, the poll panel asked her to explain her statement by 8 pm on Thursday.
In its representation to the poll panel, the BJP had accused Priyanka Gandhi of making a "baseless and false" claim that the Narendra Modi government had privatised public sector undertakings.
