Congress questions EC for not punishing BJP leader who leaked poll date

New Delhi, March 28: The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Election Commission for exonerating BJP's IT head Amit Malviya for leakage of poll dates for Karnataka assembly polls, and also for releasing a "press note explaining BJP's version".

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted: "Intriguing events on 'Date Leak' and BJP's role appear on ECI website."

"First EC gives a clean chit to BJP National IT head by keeping him out of purview of enquiry, yet uploads another 'Press Note' explaining BJP's version! Now, who is putting EC's credibility at stake?" he asked attaching the EC order and the press note.

Surjewala earlier, in a tweet, noted that on Tuesday Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi went to EC with BJP IT head's explanation and the poll panel had exonerated Malviya and then ordered an inquiry, and terming it "strange" why Malviya was not questioned.