Cong welcomes EC action on daily for publishing exit poll

Congress today welcomed the registration of a case by EC against a Hindi daily for publishing exit poll results for first phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh and called for an introspection by the media organisation wondering if they were under pressure to do so.
"The EC has taken suo motu cognisance and has directed action and registration of a case. We welcome that," Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said.
He also said the "basic question" is that under what threat are the owners of the Indian media that they are ready to do such a thing.
"This is not just a question of an exit poll, but is a matter of concern that despite knowledge of the law and EC rules a newspaper still publishes exit polls. This calls for concern and introspection," he said.

Asked about the role of Priyanka Gandhi in campaigning for the party candidates in UP, he did not give a direct reply saying the party leadership in-charge of the state would speak better about this.
To another question on registration of a case against a SP MLA for murder of a rape victim, Tewari said the law will take its own course independently.