Modi's lookalike and Lok Sabha candidate from Lucknow gets EC notice

Pathak has been given 24 hrs to reply to the notice failing which a case under the relevant sections of the Representation of People Act would be registered against him

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s look-alike Abhinandan Pathak, who is also contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Lucknow constituency as an Independent candidate, has been served a notice for allegedly breaching the model code of conduct.

After filing his nomination papers with the district election authorities on Friday, Pathak had freely interacted with the media. However, some of his statements were deemed as trying to influence/induce voters and thus violative of the model code of conduct in wake of the Lok Sabha polls underway.

“We have taken suo moto cognisance of his statements, which were aired by some news channels. The notice