“While the general references and allusions to the alleged lack of achievement, misdeeds, not ensuring corruption-free governance of political opponents, do float in political campaigns, specific accusations and charges need to be segregated as the same must be backed by verifiable facts,” it said in the notice to Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar.
“It is a fair assumption that INC possesses the material/empirical/verifiable evidence based on which these specific/explicit ‘facts’ have been published, an action which can fairly be assessed to embed knowledge, motive and intent to do so by the author,” the poll panel said..
https://twitter.com/arvindgunasekar/status/1654840133106171904?s=48&t=NwhdxAJoJzIb95WrA5BvCA ECI issues notice to Congress over advertisements on newspapers alleging BJP of 40% corruption in Karnataka Govt with rate cards, seeks response by 7 PM, Sunday.