EC censures Beni for 'highly insulting' remarks against Modi

The poll panel said Verma had made “highly insulting” statement against BJP's PM pick Modi by calling him an “absconder after committing a serious crime at the age of 20 years” at an election meeting held at Kanpur on April 20.  

“Now, therefore, the Commission, without prejudice to any other order/notice issued or to be issued in the matter relating to MCC violation by him, hereby, condemns the impugned statements made by Beni Prasad Verma....and censures him for the....misconduct,” the EC order said.  

An FIR has already been registered against Verma in Balrampur for calling Modi the “biggest goonda” of RSS and party's President Rajnath Singh his “slave”.

Verma had on April 1 stoked a controversy by dubbing Modi as the “biggest goonda” (goon) of RSS.

“Modi could not have become Prime Ministerial candidate without the nod of Rajnath Singh.

This proves that Rajnath Singh is not the president of the party but Modi's slave (ghulam),” Verma had said.