Chandigarh, October 18–On the directions of Ajai Shankar Pandey, election observer for the Pataudi Assembly constituency, notice for violation of the Model Code of Conduct has been issued to Mrs Sharmila Tagore and her actor-son Saif Ali Khan by the Returning officer-cum-SDM, Pataudi, Mr Virender Chaudhary.
They have been accused of using the loudspeaker, DJ and organising a cocktail party in Pataudi Mahal last evening without obtaining specific permission from the competent authority, and asked to explain their conduct by 3 pm on October 21, 2014. According to the directions of the Election Commission of India, the Model Code of Conduct is applicable in Haryana up to October 22, 2014.