Congress claims PM Modi's 48-hr meditation trip violates model code of conduct, urges EC to stop its airing
Congress on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to «circumvent» the silence period restrictions with his 48-hour meditation trip from May 30 in violation of the model code of conduct and urged the Election Commission to ensure that it is not aired by the media. A delegation of Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, Abhishek Singhvi and Syed Naseer Hussain met the Election Commission and handed over a memorandum with complaints of alleged model code violations by the BJP.
The Congress claimed that the meditation programme by the prime minister in Kanyakumari's 'Dhyan Mandapam" was a clear violation of the silence period ahead of the June 1 voting in Modi's Varanasi constituency and other seats.
It was also in breach of the Model Code of Conduct and provisions under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the opposition party contended.
It said that on May 28, several news agencies reported on a trip that Narendra Modi would be taking to Kanyakumari, where he would undertake 48 hours of meditation at the Dhyan Mandapam, starting on May 30.
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