Modi attacks EC, takes out roadshow in Varanasi

“It is unfortunate that the EC is not concerned about the institution's neutrality.  That is why our ‘karyakartas' (workers) have to embark on a satyagraha,” he wrote on Twitter before embarking on a day-long campaigning in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. He continued his criticism of the EC in the meetings.

Addressing a rally on the outskirts of Varanasi, he escalated his attack saying the Commission was working “under pressure” but did not elaborate.

“The Election Commission should do introspection. I don't know under whose pressure they are working. My speech is not so important because people will get my message even through my silence,” Modi said in an apparent reference to the denial of permission to address a meeting in Beniabagh, said to be a communally-sensitive spot in the city.