Political parties asked to remove all banners, posters in Tamenglong
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Tamenglong, March 29, 2014:
The district magistrate of Tamenglong on Saturday asked all the political parties in Tamenglong district to remove the posters and banners put up in public the buildings in connection with the ensuring election to the 16th Lok Sabha for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
Disclosing this to Hueiyen Lanpao, Deputy Commissioner of Tamenglong C Arthur W, IAS informed that in case the political parties failed to obey the order, the service of the flying squads of the District Election Office will be pressed from tomorrow to remove all the posters and banners from the public buildings in Tamenglong district as putting up of such posters and banners is in violation of the election model code of conduct.
The cost and expenses incurred during the removing of poster and banner will be borne by the concerned candidates.
He further informed that general observers- Dr.Budha Prakas, IAS and Vikas Anand, IAS, visited Tamenglong district and inspected EVM strong room.
The observers have also expressed satisfied over the preparation works being taken up in the district for the ensuing 16th Lok Sabha election.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the first and second stage of randomization of EVMs has been completed.
The second stage of randomization of EVMs was carried out today in the presence of all political parties.
Two copies of EVM list have also been given to the political parties.
Directing the political parties to come and apply for the Political parties asked to remove all poll banners, posters in Tml vehicle passes, the Deputy Commissioner made it cleared that if any vehicle found with invalid passes would be seized by mobile squad and vigilant team of the district election office.
Furthermore, the DC Tamenglong has asked all the media houses not to print/ publish advertisement, etc, related to the 16th Lok Sabha election without approval of the media certification and monitoring committee.