The Election Commission on Friday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address to the nation on the success of Mission Shakti.
The poll panel had set up a committee to examine whether Modi’s speech broke the modal code of conduct which is in force for Lok Sabha polls.
The opposition parties had claimed that the development was aimed at gaining political mileage out of achievement by India’s defence and space scientists. The opposition said that it was a violation of Model Code of Conduct in place ahead of the general elections. EC said there was no violation of modal code in PM’s speech.
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On Wednesday, PM Modi addressed the nation and informed about India’s entry into an elite club of nations having the capability to hit satellite in space. In his address, Prime Minister Modi announced that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile (ASAT) capability by shooting down a live satellite, describing it as a rare achievement that puts the country in an exclusive club of space superpowers. “After the US, China and Russia, India became the fourth nation with this capability,” Modi added.
As the address was over, opposition parties like TMC and CPI(M) complained that the speech was a breach of poll code and a committee should be set up to examine the issue.
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