District Electoral Officer (DEO) Nitin Bhanudas Jawale, on Wednesday, served a showcause notice to Congress nominee of Kendrapara Parliamentary seat Dharanidhar Nayak for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.
According to Jawale, BJD nominee Baijyant Panda had alleged that Nayak was allegedly distributing leaflets to the voters and creating propaganda through an audio CD with derogatory remarks against him. On examining the CD, the DEO found that it had not been certified by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) as per the provisions.The DEO asked the Congress nominee to submit a report within 24 hours of receipt of the notice lest action would be taken against him for violation of the poll code.
Similarly, the DEO issued a notice to Congress nominee for Kendrapada Assembly segment Ganeswar Behera for violating the pole code by promoting paid news in a Odia daily on April 6. Behera was asked to comply within 24 hours of receiving the notice.