It’s
showtime for India’s democracy, so political parties go into hyper mode, trading
barbs, insults, misinformation and outright disinformation. None of this is
supposed to happen as there is a Model Code of Conduct in place, mandated by
the Election Commission of India. In addition, the commission can take action
if the violation is particularly egregious. How do we rate the speech by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on April 21 at a rally in Rajasthan?
In Banswara, where the meeting