PM Modi asks for votes over Balakot strike, slain Pulwama attack jawans; EC seeks report

The Election Commission of India has taken cognizance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks asking first-time voters to dedicate their vote to those who carried out the air strike in Balakot and has sought a report from poll officials in Maharashtra.

Sources in the poll panel said Tuesday that the chief electoral officer of Maharashtra has been asked to submit a report at the earliest.

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Addressing a rally in Ausa in Maharashtra’s Latur, Modi said, “Can your first vote be dedicated to those who carried out the air strike?”

He also asked the first-time voters to dedicate their votes to the slain CRPF jawans in the Pulwama terror attack.

“I want to tell the first-time voters: can your first vote be dedicated to the veer jawans (valiant soldiers) who carried out the air strike in Pakistan)? Can your first vote be dedicated to the veer shaheed (brave martyrs) of Pulwama (terror attack)?” PM Modi said.