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The Delhi High Court has instructed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take legal action against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his controversial remarks labeling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and businessman Gautam Adani as 'pickpockets.'
The court deemed the statements as being in poor taste and directed the ECI to proceed "by the law" within eight weeks. While acknowledging the distasteful nature of the remarks, the court decided not to keep the matter pending, emphasizing that the Election Commission had already issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi on November 23 for his speech.
Last month, the Election Commission issued a show-cause notice to Gandhi on November 23 over his 'panauti and pickpocket' jibes at PM Modi. It had also asked him to respond by November 26. The BJP had said it was "unbecoming" of a "very senior leader" to use such language.
The EC in its notice had reminded Gandhi that per the Model Code of Conduct, leaders were not allowed to make unverified allegations against political rivals.