The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday directed the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, to take immediate appropriate action on the complaint filed by the DMK against the alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct by BJP leader and Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje while addressing reporters in Bengaluru.
The commission also sought a compliance report within 48 hours.
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DMK’s organising secretary R.S. Bharathi had filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Ms. Karandlaje’s remark that “people from Tamil Nadu who come to Karnataka, get trained in Tamil Nadu and plant bombs in Karnataka”. She made the statement in the context of the recent blast at a cafe in Bengaluru.
The utterances of the Minister amounted to instilling hatred in the Kannadiga community towards members of the Tamil community, and were in blatant violation of the Model Code of Conduct, the DMK’s complaint said.
