New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to take a decision by Monday on complaints that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah had made hate speeches while on the campaign trail for the seven-phase polls to the 17th Lok Sabha.
Headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the three-judge bench directive was delivered on a petition filed by Indian National Congress MP, Sushmita Dev, seeking appropriate action against Mr Modi and Mr Shah.
for alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct in force for the polls to the 17th House of the People.
During the course of the hearing today, the poll panel submitted that it had already decided and passed necessary orders on two complaints out of the 11 filed by the opposition Congress party.
Senior advocate, Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the petitioner-Congress MP, contended that they had given 11 representations to the Election Commission against the two leaders but it has taken decision on only two.
"The remaining representations of the petitioners shall be decided by the Election Commission before we hear the matter again on Monday (May 6)," said the bench.
The poll panel had given a clean chit to the Premier for two of his speeches, including one in Latur last month, urging millennials to dedicate their votes in the name of the Balakot surgical strike heroes.
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