EC's clean chit to PM on package

BJP had petitioned the Commission alleging Singh had announced a Rs 602-crore package for the state.

The Election Commission gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the BJP allegation that he had announced a financial package during electioneering in Assam.

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"The Commission has examined the issue in detail. It did not find any evidence of substance as the speech of the Prime Minister did not contain any specific announcement of a financial package," EC spokesman R Bhattacharya told reporters when asked about the EC action on the allegation.

BJP had petitioned the Commission alleging Prime Minister had announced a Rs 602-crore package for the state at a public meeting during the first phase of elections in the state last week.