EC notice: AIADMK replies, DMK seeks more time

May 15, 2016 20:11

A day after the Election Commission issued notices to heads of AIADMK and DMK, J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi respectively for allegedly violating model code of conduct with regard to their poll manifestos, the former has replied while DMK has sought more time to respond.

"The reply of AIADMK has come and DMK has requested more time for response. Matter is under the Commission's consideration," a senior electoral official said without elaborating.

On Saturday, the EC had issued show cause notices to Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi for violating model code, saying their parties' election manifestos did not "substantially" fulfil its guidelines.

The notices had said that prima facie the manifestos of the two parties "have not substantially fulfilled the guidelines of the Commission". The poll panel had given them time till 5 pm today to respond "to explain your stand for non-compliance of the guidelines of the Commission and also reflect the rationale for the promises made in your manifesto and broadly indicate the ways and means to meet the financial requirement for the same."

It had warned that if the two failed to respond to the show cause notice, it will take "further appropriate action" against their parties without further reference to them."

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