The Election Commission is likely to take a final call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation announcing the success of Mission Shakti on Friday, after it examines the responses of public broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio on the recording of the speech.
The poll body said a committee was examining the speech of the prime minister, which some opposition parties claimed was aimed at gaining political mileage out of an achievement notched up by the country’s defence and space scientists, and was a violation of the model code of conduct in place ahead of the April-May general election.
People aware of the development said the two broadcast arms of Prasar Bharati had already submitted their responses.
“We will try to complete investigation by tomorrow,” an official of the Election Commission said on condition of anonymity.
Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena, who is in charge of the Model Code division and is heading the committee, told journalists that the EC was examining if it needed to seek a response from YouTube as it was the “platform for the feed.”
Another person aware of development said no response had, however, been sought from the Prime Minister’s Office.
On Wednesday, PM Modi, in a televised address, briefed the nation about India’s entry into an elite club of nations having the capability to hit a satellite in space. India became the fourth nation after the US, Russia and China to showcase capability to strike down a satellite in a Low Earth Orbit.
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