Delhi elections: EC issues show-cause notice to Yogi Adityanath for 'biryani to terrorists' remark

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath for his alleged '

biryani

for terrorist' remarks. The poll panel has asked him to respond to the notice before 5pm on Friday.


The EC said, prima facie, by making such remarks the senior BJP leader has violated provisions of the model code of conduct enforced for the February 8 Delhi assembly polls.

Yogi Adityanath had made this remark during a speech here on February 1.