New Delhi: The Election Commission is learnt to have issued a show-cause notice to the Railways and Civil Aviation ministries over the use of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pictures on rail tickets and Air India boarding passes as prima facie it violates the Model Code of Conduct.
The code came into force on March 10 when the poll body announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls beginning April 11.
Sources in the poll panel said prima facie the Railways and Air India have violated the Model Code of Conduct, and referred to clause VII of the code which states that “issue of advertisement at the cost of public exchequer ... regarding achievements with a view to furthering the prospects of the party in power shall be scrupulously avoided”.
A boarding pass issued by Air India had pictures of PM Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The airline had said the passes featuring the photographs, which were third-party advertisements, would be withdrawn if they were found to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
27/03/19 Tribune
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The code came into force on March 10 when the poll body announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls beginning April 11.
Sources in the poll panel said prima facie the Railways and Air India have violated the Model Code of Conduct, and referred to clause VII of the code which states that “issue of advertisement at the cost of public exchequer ... regarding achievements with a view to furthering the prospects of the party in power shall be scrupulously avoided”.
A boarding pass issued by Air India had pictures of PM Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The airline had said the passes featuring the photographs, which were third-party advertisements, would be withdrawn if they were found to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
27/03/19 Tribune
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