The Election Commission of India has censured BJP MP Dilip Ghosh and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for their respective derogatory remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut.

The stern rebuke to Ghosh and Shrinate for their disparaging remarks follows their responses to notices regarding alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

The Commission in its order said the poll panel is convinced that both Ghosh and Shrinate made personal attacks, deeming them in clear violation of the provisions outlined in the Model Code of Conduct. They have been warned to remain careful in public utterances during the period governed by the MCC.

The MCC, a set of guidelines aimed at ensuring free and fair elections, prohibits any speech or action that may incite hatred or promote enmity between different groups, or which is derogatory to women.

The poll body will monitor their election-related communications henceforth.

The Election Commission has also sent warning notices to BJP national president JP Nadda and his Congress counterpart Mallikarjun Kharge so that they sensitise their functionaries during public communications and do not violate the poll code.

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