The Election Commission order said Maneka Gandhi not only violated provisions of the model code, but also the Representation of the People Act dealing with “corrupt practice”. The Telegraph pictureThe Election Commission on Monday “strongly condemned” Union Minister Maneka Gandhi for her “ABCD” remark in Sultanpur where she warned voters that government work suffers in areas which do not vote for her. The commission also warned her not to repeat “such misconduct in future”. Then comes B and only after work in B is done, we start with C, the minister had said. On April 15, the poll panel had reprimanded her and barred her from holding campaigning for 48 hours for her communal remarks.

Source: The Telegraph April 29, 2019 10:17 UTC