Taking serious exception to the failure of the U.P. government to file an FIR against Urban Development Minister Azam Khan for his communal utterances and to check inflammatory speeches by BJP leader Amit Shah, the Election Commission on Friday directed the Chief Secretary to initiate criminal proceedings against the two and ban public meetings where they are expected to be present.

This is the first time since the Lok Sabha election process began on March 5 that the EC has ordered such a crackdown on hate speeches. Under Article 324 of the Constitution, the EC has vast powers to take action to ensure a free and fair election.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee may have averted a showdown with the Election Commission after reluctantly agreeing to the transfers order by it, but the poll panel seems disinclined to put the unsavoury row behind it.


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