Advertisement spree: Congress delegation meets EC; flags violations in AP
the delegation told the Commission that no new scheme can be launched during the elections and nor can be new beneficiaries added
By Newsmeter Network Published on 3 April 2024 2:52 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: A Congress delegation met the Election Commission and flagged its attention on various violations being committed in the name of advertisements.
It also brought to the EC’s notice the pictures of the Chief Minister used in Andhra Pradesh for various government schemes.
The delegation comprised Salman Khurshid, Pawan Khera, and Gurdeep Sappal.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Khurshid said that they brought to the notice of the commission the violation being committed in Andhra Pradesh with the Chief Minister’s pictures being used for already prevailing government schemes there. He said that the Election Commission was already seized of the matter.
He said the delegation told the Commission that no new scheme can be launched during the elections and nor can be new beneficiaries added during the process. He said the Commission agreed with that.
Khursheed said that the delegation also conveyed to the Commission about the wrong expenses being attributed to the party candidates in Tamil Nadu for the posters printed in Delhi and sent for campaigning purposes in the state. He said the Commission told them that necessary instructions will be issued in this regard.
Pawan Khera said that the delegation also brought to the notice of the Commission the objectionable hoardings and advertisements displayed in Delhi where the caricatures of various opposition leaders have been drawn, showing them to be corrupt, while claiming that Prime Minister Modi was cleaning the corruption.
He also said that the delegation raised the matter of fake and divisive news being circulated on social media through various handles and called for stopping it immediately.
Gurdeep Sappal said the party delegation also told the Commission about the character assassination of various leaders using different actors. The delegation demanded that no personal attacks should be allowed. Besides, it demanded that fake and divisive news besides surrogate advertisements must be stopped forthwith.
