Hyderabad, May 1 -- The Election Commission has imposed a ban on BRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao for 48 hours from campaigning for making objectionable remarks against Congress.

The EC said his remarks at a press conference Sircilla on April 5 were violative of the provisions of the model code of conduct and its advisories.

The 48-hour ban of the Telangana former chief minister comes into force at 8 pm on Wednesday.

After Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala, Rao is the second politician to be banned from campaigning for 48 hours in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Siasat Daily....