Can your first vote be dedicated to the veer shaheed (brave martyrs) of Pulwama (terror attack),” Modi had said. Local poll authorities in Maharashtra are learnt to have told the EC here that Modi’s remarks are prima facie violative of its orders, asking parties against using the armed forces in their campaigns. The EC had sought the report in the context of the EC advisory issued in March asking parties to desist from indulging in political propaganda involving actions of the armed forces. ”... Parties/candidates are advised that their campaigners/candidates should desist, as part of their election campaigning, from indulging in any political propaganda involving activities of defence forces,” the commission said on March 19. Since the Congress had approached EC in this regard, a response has also been sent to the party.

Source: Huffington Post May 02, 2019 02:26 UTC