The Election Commission on Sunday appointed Telangana Energy Minister G. Jagadish Reddy was barred for 48 hours from campaigning within the Munugode meeting bypoll for violating the mannequin code of conduct.
The Election Commission on Saturday issued a discover on Reddy’s speech wherein Chief Minister Okay. Chandrashekhar Rao if he desires to proceed with some welfare schemes, or assist Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he does not. The Election Commission had acquired a grievance from BJP chief Kapilvai Dilip Kumar alleging that Reddy had stated that welfare schemes can be stopped if voters didn’t vote for the TRS candidate.
In its order, the Election Commission stated Reddy, whereas replying to the discover, stated that he didn’t make any speech stating that every one welfare schemes can be stopped if individuals didn’t vote for the candidate. He stated the assertion doesn’t fall beneath the definition of “corrupt practices”. The Election Commission barred Reddy from holding public conferences, processions, rallies, interviews and public speeches within the media from Sunday night in reference to the November 3 bypolls.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
