NEW DELHI: The opposition on Sunday accused PM Narendra Modi of shedding “crocodile tears” over ladies’s quota, because it stepped up its assault on him for delivering a “political speech within the garb of an handle to the nation”. Highlighting that the PM “spewed venom” towards the opposition for 29 minutes on Doordarshan, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate mentioned, “How may the PM use this platform, funded by taxpayers’ cash, to push ahead his political agenda when the mannequin code of conduct is in impact… How does EC not take suo motu cognizance of exploitation of govt equipment for pure political function?” CPM basic secretary MA Child, in a criticism to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleged “severe violation” of the mannequin code of conduct. “The content material, tone, and messaging of the handle can by no stretch of creativeness be termed authorities communication. It was blatantly political, concentrating on the opposition events… and looking for to affect public opinion, together with voters of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal,” he mentioned. CPI’s Rajya Sabha MP Sandosh Kumar P additionally wrote to CEC looking for an inquiry.