Pre-view PM biopic: Karna Cong to EC
The Karnataka Congress Saturday asked theElection Commission (EC) to pre-view the biopic on Prime MinisterNarendra Modi slated for screening on April 5 to ascertainwhether it violated the model code of conduct and would influencefree and fair elections.
Referring to the trailer, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee claimed scenes in it glorified arms and violence and urged the EC to allow politicalparties to pre-view the biopic and raise objections, if any, before its release.
KPCC secretary A N Nataraj Gowda, its vice-president S A Ahmed and its secretary (legal cell) Surya Mukundaraj submitted a joint memorandum to the EC through the Karnataka chief electoral officer Sanjiv Kumar.
"The film will be released on April 5, a few days before the multi-phase general election beginning on April 11. Modi's party (BJP) isseeking a second term and the timing of the release isquestionable," the party said in its memorandum, a copy of which was released to the media here.
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