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Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110001 Dated: 1Oth APril, 2014

SECRETARIAT OF THB ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

No.437lKT-HP 12014

from Karnataka Whereas, the schedule for holding tEGn-erat Election to Lok Sabha dated Sth State was announced by the Commission vide its Press Note No.ECI/PN/10t2014
March, 2014', and

ORDER

came into Whereas, the Model Code of Conduct for political parties and candidates
operation from the date of the said press note; and

an election Whereas, the Commission received a report that while addressing you stated that "At meeting at H.D.Kote Taluka of Mysore district, on the 23'd March,2014, campaign I had the time of election to previous assembly when I had come for election that word' told that I would adopt Heggada Devankote, even now I am committed to the cD ...........Actually he is not Narendra Modi, he is a Narahantaka" (copy of
containing your speech was enclosed); and

Whereas, the Commission observed that aforesaid statements and announcements political prima facie violate provisions of Model code of conduct(MCC) for the guidance of provides as under:parties and candidates, ie. para ('1)GeneralGonduct, which inter-alia,
,,,1.General Gonduct-No party or candidate shall indulge in any activity which may differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different

aggravate existing

castes, communities, religion or linguistic policies (2) Crlticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their

from criticism of and programme, past record and work. Parties and candidates shall refrain or workers of all aspects of private life, not connected with the public activities of the leaders
or other parties. Criticism of other parties or their workers based on unverified allegations distortion shall be avoided"; and

to afford Whereas, before proceeding further in the matter, the Commission decided of you an opportunity to explain your position in the matter within 2(two) days from receipt you for notice and directed to explain as to why action should not be taken against

the

aforesaid violation of Model Code of Conduct; and Whereas, your reply in the matter was received vide your letter No.PSCM/30212014

dated

Kote is only April,2014 stating that the statement regarding adoption of Heggada constitute violatlon of recollection of a statement made earlier by you and as such does not
Sth

about Mr. Narendra MCC; and you further stated that the statement of Narahantika(homicide)

* LModi has to be seen in the context of policy of Govt. of Shri Mody and in that sense you are said to have criticized the Govt. and that does not attract any of the provisions of MCC; and

Whereas, your reply was considered by the Commission and

it has accepted

the

explanation about the adoption of the village Heggada Kote by you; but your explanation relating to the use of the word against the leader of a major political party has not been accepted, as that explanation has been specifically used

to criticize Sh. Narendra

Modi

personally and not by way of criticizing his Government policies'

Now, therefore, the Commission has decided to admonish you for the derogatory word used by you against Sh. Narendra Modi and has further advised you to be extremely
careful in future.

(TAPAS KUMAR)
To

Shri Siddharamaiah, Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka, Vidhan Saudha, Bangaluru, Karnataka.