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[ad_1] Amid the Opposition charge of being targeted by central probe agencies in the poll season, the Election Commission on Tuesday said it is committed to protecting level playing field but asserted that it is not correct to take any step that can overlap the legal and judicial process. Several political parties from the INDIA bloc had approached the poll panel seeking its intervention in the alleged misuse of…

[ad_1] The Election Commission banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Tuesday from campaigning for 48 hours over his “derogatory remarks” about BJP leader Hema Malini.  The poll body issued a show-cause notice to Surjewala for allegedly making “undignified, uncivilized, and vulgar” remarks about Hema Malini. It stated that it carefully reviewed the contents and statements provided in Surjewala’s reply. “The commission without prejudice to any order/notice issued or to…