Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hit out at the Election Commission (EC) for not taking action on time against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, SP leader Azam Khan, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi and BSP supremo Mayawati over their provocative speeches in their respective election rallies.The EC had, on Monday, barred Adityanath and Khan from election campaigning for 72 hours for violating the model code of conduct (MCC). Mayawati and Gandhi were ordered not to campaign for 48 hours for the same offence."Action should be taken against those who cannot control their mouths. But, the action taken (by EC) was late. If the EC would have taken cognisance earlier, then they would have got a good name. EC reacted only after the Supreme Court asked them to take action. This is not good."Underlining that EC's objective is to ensure free and fair polling, Kharge batted for a timely response by the top electoral body on those who were allegedly violating the MCC by
