Modi slams EC, says it failed to stop rigging in Bengal, Bihar, UP

May 04, 2014 14:51

Accusing the Election Commission of inaction, the Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today said the poll panel failed to check violence and rigging during elections in West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

"I am putting serious allegations against you (EC). You have failed to stop rigging and violence in these areas. False cases have been filed against our candidate Babul Supriyo. The Election Commission's work is to protect people. I request you to fulfil your responsibilities in the right way," Modi told an election rally in support of Supriyo, the party candidate from the Asansol seat.

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