Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission (EC) order to cancel the senior Congress leader's star campaigner status for violating the model code of conduct while campaigning for the by-polls in 28 Legislative Assembly constituencies slated in November.

In the plea, filed through advocate Varun K Chopra, Nath said the poll body had issued a notice to him on October 21 seeking an explanation on a complaint by the BJP on October 18, for allegedly violating the code of conduct at a rally on October 18. "Subsequently, the petitioner had filed his reply on October 22. Thereafter, the Respondent No.1 (EC) had also accorded a hearing to the petitioner before passing Order dated 26.10.2020 thereby advising the petitioner to not use such words during campaigning", said the plea.