Defacing banners removed in Kpi
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, January 07 2017:
Follo-wing strict orders from the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur, the district administration in collaboration with district police has started removing posters, flags and banner from Government, public and private property in Kangpokpi district .
Unauthorized political advertisement in the form banners, flags and posters in the three ACs of Kangpokpi district were removed in the presence of members of the Committee for Prevention of Defacement of Property and other campaign related items.
Various unauthorized political advertisement banners and flags of BJP displayed at private building and public property were removed at Gamnom Sapormeina while similar items of the same political party were also removed at Kangpokpi bazar by the district police in the presence of DI Th Biren, AI Moses and AI Punya Prasad yesterday morning as per the instructions.
A number of unauthorized BJP flags put up near the roadside along the National Highway at Kalapahar area were also removed.
Meanwhile, various political advertisements in the form of posters belonging to BJP pasted on the walls near the roadside in Saikul Hills Town bazar were removed by a team of Kangpokpi district police personnel at Saikul this morning.
As per the ECI's instructions all wall writings, posters or defacement in any other form, hoardings, banners, flags etc.
on Government property shall be removed within 24 hours from the announcement of election dates.