EC to issue notice to Vaghela for hate speech
13 Nov 2012 8:27 AM IST
The Election Commission decided on Monday to issue a notice to Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela for allegedly making hate speeches while campaigning in poll-bound Gujarat.
EC in its meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath, decided to issue the notice after prima facie finding that Vaghela had violated the Model Code of Conduct by making speeches in Surat that made references to the post-Godhra violence. The EC is preparing the notice.
EC’s decision to issue the notice came after it received complaints against Vaghela, following which the Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat, and the District Electoral Officer, Surat, gave their reports. It had also received video-recording and transcripts of the speeches and those were seen before issuing the notice.
EC in its meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath, decided to issue the notice after prima facie finding that Vaghela had violated the Model Code of Conduct by making speeches in Surat that made references to the post-Godhra violence. The EC is preparing the notice.
EC’s decision to issue the notice came after it received complaints against Vaghela, following which the Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat, and the District Electoral Officer, Surat, gave their reports. It had also received video-recording and transcripts of the speeches and those were seen before issuing the notice.
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