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EC notice to Rahul for his ISI-Muzaffarnagar riot victim remarks

New Delhi: The Election Commission today issued a notice to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his speeches in which he said Pakistan's ISI was in touch with Muzaffarnagar riot victims and charged BJP with

PTI Updated on: October 31, 2013 23:46 IST


The model code prescribes that “no party or candidate shall indulge in any activity which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities, religious or linguistic”.

The model code also states “criticism of other political parties...based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided” and “there shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes”.

BJP had complained to the Commission seeking action against Gandhi for allegedly violating the code of conduct by appealing for votes on communal lines and inciting hatred among different communities.

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