EC Urges Political Leaders to Foster Respectful and Ethical Campaign Discourse

Election Commission urges top political leaders to set good examples in election discourse during the Lok Sabha elections. The EC stresses the responsibility of leaders to correct poll speeches to avoid damaging the social fabric. Despite over 90% of complaints resolved, some from Congress and BJP remain pending. The Model Code of Conduct enforcement report reveals a largely nonviolent and less intrusive campaign.

The Election Commission said Tuesday top leaders of political parties should set ''good examples'' of campaign discourse expected of them in the ongoing Lok Sabha election.

The EC also asserted that it was primarily the leaders' responsibility to correct their poll speeches in the remaining phases of the election to avoid a permanent dent on the social fabric of the country.

Coming out with its second report on the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct since the March 16 announcement of the Lok Sabha election, the poll panel said it has disposed of over 90 per cent of complaints and no major complaint from parties was pending, except some by the Congress and the BJP.

''With about two months completed since the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into effect, campaign by various political parties and candidates at constituency level has largely remained violence free, less noisy, less cluttered and intrusive, free of inducement...,'' the commission added.

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