New Delhi: Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interview to a news agency, a day before the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, Congress MP Manickam Tagore asked on Thursday will the Election Commission (EC), which issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi for giving an interview a day before polling in Gujarat, will do the same to Modi?.
The Congress MP also asked why the EC was "silent now" adding that Rahul's interview was termed as a violation of the Model Code of Conduct and now Modi gave an interview a day before polling in Uttar Pradesh.
"Why @ECISVEEP silent now? EC issued a show-cause notice to @RahulGandhi ji for giving an interview a day before polling in Gujarat. That was a violation of the model code. Modi sahib gave the interview a day before polling in UP Will ECI give notice to him? Or Why double standards?" tweeted Tagore.
Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha later in the day, Tagore asked will the EC issue a notice to the Prime Minister for giving an interview a day ahead of the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh just as it had done to Rahul for giving an interview a day ahead of polling in Gujarat.