EC Pulls Up Ministry of Railways and Civil Aviation, Asks Why Have PM's Image on Train Tickets and Boarding Passes Has Not Been Withdrawn Yet
The Ministry of Railways led by Piyush Goyal and Ministry of Civil Aviation headed by Suresh Prabhu have been asked to submit a reply within a span of three days.
New Delhi, March 27: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday picked the Centre and questioned why were railway tickets and boarding passes carrying photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi even after the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect. EC Issues Notice to NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar For Tweets on Congress Poll Promise 'NYAY'.
The poll body asked the photos to be withdrawn and the notice of withdrawal of these tickets and boarding passes comes in the wake of the Model Code of Conduct being in force ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The Ministry of Railways led by Piyush Goyal and Ministry of Civil Aviation headed by Suresh Prabhu have been asked to submit a reply within a span of three days. After Railway Tickets, Boarding Passes of Air India Have Narendra Modi's Pics.
Congress had approached the EC with a complaint against the BJP on March 15, saying it has put up hoardings of Prime Minister Modi at petrol pumps, railways stations and, airports even though the Model Code of Conduct is in force.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah had also claimed that he was on a GoAir flight and received a boarding pass with the Prime Minister's photo on it."I was on a Go Air flight yesterday and also had a similar boarding pass with PM's photo on it," he had tweeted earlier this month.
The Model Code of Conduct is a set of instructions and guidelines to be followed by political quarter and candidates contesting polls for the conduct free and fair elections. It came into force on March 10 after the announcement of election schedule by the EC. Seven phase elections will begin on April 11 and commence on May 19. Counting of votes will be held on May 23.
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