As the poll dates are drawing closer the tug of war between Congress and BJP is growing intense.
Mayor Raipur Municipal Corporation Kiran Mayee Nayak on Sunday wrote a letter to the State Election Officer for immediate removal of photos from the permanent hoardings placed in different part of the city as the model code of conduct has been enforced. The Mayor maintained in letter stated that the Public Works Department (PWD) has constructed large iron gates in different parts of the city. The gates have portraits of Chief Minister and other Ministers on them which have not been removed. The Mayor pointed out that the gate on Sundar Nagar road has the portrait of Chief Minister and Culture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal. Similarly the gate at news bus stand also has the picture of former Mayor Sonil Soni. She further informed that the gate in Naya Raipur also have the picture of CM, Minister Rajesh Munat. The Mayor requested the Election Commission to take quick action in this connection.