As soon as the Election Commission (ECI) announced the dates of Lok Sabha elections, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force in the entire country.
Regarding this matter, two activists from Pune have sent a legal notice to the Election Commission and said that the pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be removed from all government and semi-government places.
According to the report, it has been said in the notice that in order to conduct fair elections, it is necessary to ensure that the photographs of Prime Minister Modi are also used thoughtfully.
The notice said that the Election Commission should direct that photographs of PM Modi be removed from offices, airports, planes, railway stations, trains, metro, bus stations, bus stops and other places.
A photograph of PM Modi with the two Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra was also attached in the notice and it was said that this is a violation of the election code of conduct.
The note said, we suggest that the Election Commission should also instruct the offices to cover the pictures of Prime Minister Modi till the elections.
Let us tell you that after the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct, it is prohibited to use photographs of any person holding a government post for publicity.
Even the ruling party cannot use any post for publicity. Activists who sent the legal notice include advocate Aseem Sarode and environmental scientist Vishwambhar Chaudhary.
Under the banner of Nirbhay Bano Manch, Saroje and Chaudhary are on a tour in Maharashtra and campaigning for election rules. His lectures have been organized at many places.
Let us tell you that the Lok Sabha elections will start from 19th April and continue till 1st June. Voting will be conducted across the country in seven phases. After this, counting of votes will take place on June 4.
This time, due to shortage of election commissioners, the dates have been announced a little late. Therefore the elections are also going to last for a long time. Even in view of the festivals, the election dates have been extended.