Poll panel rebukes Modi, Rahul for their recent remarks

Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, has been served a notice by the Election Commission for his comment against rival Congress during a rally in Chhattisgarh last week, where he referred to a "khooni panja" or bloody hand. The Congress' election symbol is the hand; the party had complained to the Election Commission. The poll panel today also said that it is dissatisfied with the reply given by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to a similar notice earlier this month. It said it "takes exception to the tone, tenor and content" of sections of his recent speeches which accused the opposition BJP of inciting communal riots and advised him to be more circumspect.