EC to govt: Decision on cash transfer avoidable

December 04, 2012 13:12

The full-bench of the Election Commission which began its meeting today to decide whether the UPA government violated the rules by announcing the direct cash transfer scheme and implanting it in poll-bound Gujarat where the Model Code of Conduct is in force, has ended. The verdict is this: The EC has pulled up the government saying the "decision on cash transfer scheme was avoidable."

The BJP has complained that the announcement of the direct cash transfer scheme violates the model code of conduct, which kicks in as soon as elections are announced and forbids parties and candidates from sharing decisions or policies that could influence voters in their favour. Read more

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