The Election Commission (EC) has issued a notice, returnable by 5 p.m. on Thursday, to the former Gujarat Chief Minister, Shankersinh Vaghela, seeking explanation for his alleged “objectionable and inflammatory speech which can incite and induce communal hatred” during a poll campaign in Surat on October 31.
Mr. Vaghela, who is also the Chairman of the India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC), made the speech at a public meeting at the BRC ground in Surat. The Assembly elections in the State are scheduled for December 13 and 17.
The notice said the EC received a complaint from the convener of the Gujarat unit of the BJP’s legal cell, Parindu Bhagat, and reports from the State Chief Electoral Officer, the Surat District Election Officer and the Udhna Assembly constituency Returning Officer, stating that Mr. Vaghela “violated the Model Code of Conduct by inciting the communal feelings of the people through “his speech.”
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