Trinamool Congress accuses Narendra Modi of model code violation, demands arrest

KOLKATA/BONGAON: Keeping up the heat on BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Trinamool Congress today wrote to the Election Commission(EC)seeking action against him for allegedly violating the model code by 'seeking votes in the name of religion', with party chief Mamata Banerjee renewing her demand for his arrest.

"TMC today has written to the Election Commission asking for action to be taken against Modi for seeking votes in the name of religion, spreading communal disharmony and breaking the model code of conduct," TMC national spokesperson Derek O'Brien told PTI.

TMC, he said, has obtained footage of Modi's rally at Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh today, where there were visuals of a place of worship alongside his portrait on the main backdrop.

Addressing an election meeting at Bongaon in North 24 Paraganas district bordering Bangladesh during the day, Banerjee said "the person who is talking about racial riots has no right to become the Prime Minister. This is a violation of the model code of conduct. Instead, he should be sent to jail with ropes tied to his waist. He should be arrested."