SC to hear Cong plea alleging violation of model code by Modi, Shah

The Supreme Court on April 29 agreed to hear a plea of Congress MP Sushmita Dev alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah have been violating the Model Code of Conduct during their campaigning for Lok Sabha polls.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it would hear the petition of Dev on April 30. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Dev, alleged that Modi and Shah violated the Model Code of Conduct and the Election Commission is not acting on her complaint.

Singhvi said four weeks have passed since the Model Code of Conduct was enforced in the country and both the Prime Minister and Shah have been allegedly violating the code. To this, the bench said it will hear the plea on Tuesday (April 30).