Thursday, September 11, 2014

No photos of political functionaries on beneficiary cards: ECI

CHANDIGARH, SEPT 11
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has  directed that no photos of political functionaries should be displayed  on the beneficiary cards, electricity bills, construction site plaques  etc after the Model Code of Conduct in enforced for the ensuing Vidhan  Sabha elections.
           Giving this information here today, Chief Electoral Officer,  Haryana, Mr Shrikant Walgad, said that beneficiary cards distributed  to beneficiaries, construction site plaques etc, erected during the  enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct, should not contain photographs or messages of chief ministers, ministers and other   political functionaries.
 Similarly electricity bills, water bills etc. to be generated after  the enforcement of the Model Code should not contain any photographs  or messages/symbols of political functionaries/parties, Mr Walgad  added.
       However, no change is required to be made in the photos of political functionaries on beneficiary cards, construction site  plaques etc. which are distributed or erected prior to the enforcement
 of the Model Code.
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