'PM Modi shedding crocodile tears': Opposition slams over women reservation bill

NEW DELHI: The absorption connected Sunday accused PM Narendra Modi of shedding “crocodile tears” implicit women’s quota, arsenic it stepped up its onslaught connected him for delivering a “political code successful the garb of an code to the nation“. Highlighting that the PM “spewed venom” against the absorption for 29 minutes connected Doordarshan, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said, “How could the PM usage this platform, funded by taxpayers’ money, to propulsion guardant his governmental docket erstwhile the exemplary codification of behaviour is successful effect... How does EC not instrumentality suo motu cognisance of exploitation of govt machinery for axenic governmental purpose?” CPM wide caput MA Baby, successful a ailment to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleged “serious violation” of the exemplary codification of conduct.

“The content, tone, and messaging of the code tin by nary agelong of imaginativeness beryllium termed govt communication. It was blatantly political, targeting the absorption parties... and seeking to power nationalist opinion, including voters of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal,” helium said. CPI’s Rajya Sabha MP Sandosh Kumar P besides wrote to CEC seeking an inquiry.