Cong requests EC to take action against chief Secy, officials

Congress in Telangana has requested the Election Commission to take action against the Chief Secretary and government officials for allegedly violating the model code of conduct for the April 11 Lok Sabha polls by releasing a report here on the governments achievments.

In a complaint to the EC on Saturday, G Niranjan, Convener,Election Commission Coordination Committee of state Congress, said Chief Secretary S K Joshi and other officials released the report on April 5, "just five days before the elections, which is against the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)."