Assistant returning officers in Dehradun have so far served around 35 notices to leaders of different political parties which were caught violating Model Code of Conduct.Meanwhile, district election officer has expressed concerns over the increasing number of violation of Model Code of Conduct cases by different political parties.
Recently, DEO and Assistant returning officer (ARO) of Tehri Parliamentary Constituency had convened a meeting with leaders of various political parities and appealed to follow model conduct of conduct strictly issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) while organising public rallies, public meetings, giving order to publish pamphlets, banners, posters, broadcasting advertisements on Television and newspapers and others.
Bansidhar Tiwari, nodal officer (modal code of conduct) said that as the report submitted by ARO, around 35 candidates of various political parties were served notices for violating model code of conduct by the ARO concerned. Some of them are Ganesh Joshi, BJP MlA was served notice for conducting meeting in government office in Mussoorie. Sahaspur ARO NS Dangi had served notice to Communist Party of India candidate Shiv Prasad Devli for conducting public meeting at Singhniwala, Sahaspur without seeking prior permission from EC. Rashtriya lok Dal member Japendra Singh was served notice for broadcasting advertisements in various televisions and newspapers without seeking permission from election office.