On Friday, Election Commission wrote to CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury saying that PM Modi’s address to the nation on Mission Shakti didn’t violate the Model Code of Conduct as public broadcasters DD and AIR were not used.
On Friday, Election Commission wrote to CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury saying that PM Modi’s address to the nation on Mission Shakti didn’t violate the Model Code of Conduct as public broadcasters DD and AIR were not used.
Election Commission said PM Modi's "Mission Shakti" speech didn't violate Model Code of Conduct (MCC); states, "Committee has reached to conclusion that MCC provision regarding misuse of official mass media as contained in Para (IV) of Part VII of MCC isn't attracted in the case"
The EC wrote: “The telecast wasn’t live, the source of the video used was received from news agency ANI. PM Modi’s address was also telecast on 60 news channels. AIR broadcast PM Modi’s message by patching the signal of Doordarshan News and no broadcast or technical professional of AIR went to record PM and no production activity was involved. “
1. What CPI(M) had written
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The CPI(M) Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission, asking it why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was allowed to "politically colour" the achievements of Indian scientists in midst of the national polls.
In the letter, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury lauded the scientists for developing anti-satellite weapon A-SAT and said the fact that India had developed this capability was announced by then chief of the DRDO in 2012.
"Such a mission should normally be announced to the nation and to the world by the relevant scientific authorities like the DRDO. Instead, the Indian Prime Minister has taken the route of an address to the nation in making this announcement," Yechury said.
2. Clear violation of MCC: Yechury
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"This announcement comes in the midst of the ongoing election campaign where the prime minister himself is a candidate. This is clearly a violation of the Model Code of Conduct," he added.
Yechury sought to know if the Election Commission was informed of such an address to the nation by the prime minister.
3. Did EC permit address?
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"Did the Election Commission consider and permit such an address to the nation by the Prime Minister? I am sure that the entire country would like to know the special reasons why the Election Commission permitted the achievements of Indian scientists to be politically coloured during the course of the general elections," he said.
4. EC's letter to Yechury
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