FIR lodged against Modi after EC order for poll code violation

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Press Trust of India Ahmedabad/New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 30 2014 | 8:09 PM IST
An FIR was today lodged against Narendra Modi by the Gujarat police following an order of the Election Commission which held that he violated the model code.
In an embarrassment for him, the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate faced EC's action for displaying party's election symbol 'Lotus' and making a speech after casting his vote in Gandhinagar.
"We have complied with the Election Commission's order. We have filed FIRs and we have given the compliance report to the EC, Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad, Shivanand Jha told reporters.
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First Published: Apr 30 2014 | 8:09 PM IST

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