Panel to decide today if PM Narendra Modi violated Model Code of Conduct

The Election Commission on Thursday said it is still examining whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Wednesday address to the nation on the success of Shakti Mission was a violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) and will take a final call on Friday.

After keeping the country on tenterhooks for nearly an hour, PM Modi had announced the successful test of an anti-satellite missile (ASAT) in his address to the nation.

Deputy Election Commission Sandeep Saxsena, who heads the committee, said that they are examining three aspects of the matter — MCC, law and media.

He said the committee had written to Doordarshan and All India Radio seeking details of the source of the video feed. "The committee has had two meetings — one yesterday and one today...We are going into the entirety of the matter to see if there was a violation," he said.