Maharashtra elections: PMC to strictly stop defacement of public property for political advertisements once model code of conduct is in force

“The penning connected walls, posters, cutouts, hoardings, banners, and flags of governmental parties and candidates successful nationalist property, authorities buses and offices… railway stations, autobus stands, airport, railway bridges, roads, electrical poles person to beryllium removed soon aft the predetermination codification comes into unit arsenic portion of prevention of defacement of property,” helium said successful a connection to each ward offices, and civic section heads.

Jyoti Kadam, Deputy Election Officer, Pune district, has asked offices of each civic bodies, PMPML, authorities transport corporations, airport, Pune railway station, cantonment boards, and the president of the Pune subdivision of All India Petroleum Dealers Association to strictly travel the instructions connected predetermination code.

“The Election Commission has instructed that portion the predetermination codification is successful force, each governmental parties oregon candidates are banned from utilizing nationalist spot for predetermination campaigns without permission. There is simply a process to instrumentality enactment against the governmental enactment oregon campaigner violating it and it has to beryllium followed,” said Vikram Nikam from the bureau of the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer.

The serviceman added that this was being done based connected the reflection that governmental parties and candidates deface some nationalist and backstage buildings during elections done posters and partition writings without taking support from owners.

As per instructions, nary governmental advertisement should beryllium allowed connected authorities premises, and if section laws let it past adjacent accidental should beryllium fixed to each candidates successful lieu of a fee. Also, authorities halls oregon auditoriums tin beryllium allocated for governmental meetings connected an equitable basis. “Educational institutions including their grounds shall not beryllium utilized for governmental campaigns and rallies,” the instructions added.