Expressing displeasure over Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar's criticism of Congress' minimum income scheme, The Election Commission of India has called the remarks a violation of poll code on Friday, 5 April.
The Commission had issued a notice to NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday 27 March over the remark, NDTV reported.
The EC said Kumar’s comments violated the poll code which prohibits officials to support the government and sought his response in two days.
"It is not a case of one politician attacking the other or one party attacking the other," a functionary had told PTI on Tuesday.
‘Congress Promising Moon to Win Polls’
Kumar had accused the Congress of promising the moon to win elections. He had also tweeted, saying “The proposed income guarantee scheme fails the economics test, fiscal discipline test and execution test.”
In another tweet, Kumar had claimed that, "true to its past record of promising the moon to win elections, Congress President announces a scheme that will bust fiscal discipline, create strong incentives against work and which will never be implemented."
Kumar is reported to have made similar remarks in an interview as well.
Announcing the scheme, Rahul Gandhi had said that 20 percent families belonging to the poorest category will be given Rs 72,000 each annually as minimum income if the Congress comes to power.
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