The Mode Code of Conduct, which came under attack recently from ministers in trouble and from government which hurriedly dropped a controversial move to give it a statutory backing, needs to be further strengthened, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi said today.
The Election Commission has sufficient authority under the law for the conduct of free and fair elections and does not require any more powers, he said on the conclusion of the Assembly elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, in which a number of ministers were hauled up for violation of the model code of conduct.
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