Ban on PM Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat: Indians lash out at Congress; Twitter flooded with comments
New Delhi, Sept 16: Congress asked Election Commission of India to ban Mann Ki Baat programme till Bihar assembly election which is scheduled to be held in Oct 2015.
Congress claimed that Mann Ki Baat programme may give Prime Minister Narendra Modi a huge platform to campaign for his party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Congress leaders fear that Modi's speech during Maan Ki Baat may create problem for them during Bihar assembly election.
[No blanket ban on PM's Mann ki baat]
However, Election Commission of India on Wednesday, Sept 16 rejected Congress's demand. This was not the first time when the election commission refused to impose a ban on Mann Ki Baat.
The election commission earlier had claimed that Modi's speeches during Mann Ki Baat are intended for a nationwide audience. Hence, it cannot be banned.
Opposition parties earlier had sought similar ban on the programme during Delhi and Maharashtra assembly elections. Modi began addressing the nation through Mann Ki Baat from Oct 2014.
Though the election commission rejected Congress's demand on ban Mann Ki Baat, people of the country lashed out at Congress. Micro-blogging site Twitter was flooded with comments on Wednesday.
Congress
used
to
taunt
PM
Modi
that
Mann
Ki
Baat
is
a
flop,
nobody
listens
to
it
&
now
they
ask
EC
to
ban
it
in
Bihar.
So
much
insecurity!!
—
Sanjay
Upadhyay
(@sanjayiu)
September
16,
2015
The
#Congress
bid
to
stop
#Mann
ki
baat
is
another
display
of
its
frustrations
of
sorts
—
This
is
Mayank
(@mayankdhar82)
September
16,
2015
Congress
losers,
feeling
threatened
by
Mann
ki
Baat.
They
would
stand
a
chance
if
they
focused
on
the
elections
and
not
on
disabling
Modi.
—
Sudeepसुदीपسدیپ
(@sudeepbose)
September
16,
2015
gradually
#Congress
will
demand
PM
Narendra
Modi
to
not
work
at
all
till
#BiharPollsMann
Ki
Baat
—
Rohan
Kedia
(@rohan_kd)
September
16,
2015
Major
set
back
for
morons
of
JDU,
Congress
and
RJD
as
EC
says
PM's
Mann
Ki
Baat
can't
be
stopped
—
SWARAJ
B
SHETTY
(@i_amswaraj)
September
16,
2015
Thats
height
of
stupidity.
Mann
ki
baat
isnt
a
political
programme
so
cant
be
covered
in
Model
Code
of
Conduct
#भाजपा_संग_बिहार
—
hanish
kumar
(@itshanish)
September
16,
2015
Also,
MCC
rules
will
only
state
that
no
Bihar
specific
Govt.
scheme
is
announced
in
Mann
Ki
Baat.
Apart
from
that
there
are
no
objections.
—
Prabuddha
Saha
(@prabuddhasaha)
September
16,
2015
@UnSubtleDesi
PM
can
address
public
rallies
in
Bihar
but
@INCIndia
wants
ban
on
Mann
ki
baat
!!
Can't
understand
the
logic
@firstpost
—
Ajay
Trivedi
(@aj3vedi)
September
16,
2015
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