Election Commission bans BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours for remarks against Congress

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Updated At : 12:09 AM May 02, 2024 IST

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New Delhi, May 1

The Election Commission (ECI) on Wednesday barred Bharat Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours for his “objectionable” remarks against the Congress.

ECI said his remarks at a press conference Sircilla on April 5 were violative of the provisions of the model code of conduct and its advisories.

The 48-hour ban of the Telangana former chief minister comes into force at 8 pm on Wednesday.

After Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala, Rao is the second politician to be banned from campaigning for 48 hours in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

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