Is poll code separate for PM & CM? asks Naidu questioning EC

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NCP president Sharad Pawar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu Tuesday hit out at the Election Commission, with the latter asking if the model code of conduct was separate for the prime minister on one hand and chief ministers on the other.
Addressing a joint press meet here, Naidu, on queried about Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a roadshow ahead of casting his vote in Gujarat, said, "Is it for the first time (that the prime minister has violated the model code of conduct)? Everyday there is a violation (on Modi's part)."
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First Published: Apr 23 2019 | 8:00 PM IST