GUWAHATI: The Assam Trinamool Congress (TMC) has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) accusing the Assam government of violating the Model Code of Conduct by continuing to display advertisements featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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The TMC complained that a large number of hoardings displaying government advertisements were still visible across Assam and requested the ECI to direct the state government to remove them.
“This is to bring to your notice that Model Code of Conduct has come into force from evening of 16th March 2024. But there are still visible huge number of Hoardings across the state of Assam bearing different advertisements of the Government with photographs of Prime Minister and Chief Minister of Assam, etc,” the TMC said in the complaint.
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“Therefore you are requested to direct Assam Government to remove all the Government advertisements with photographs of Prime Minister and Chief Minister of Assam, etc immediately,” the complaint further stated.
The ECI on Saturday announced the dates of upcoming Lok Sabha elections, after which the Model Code of Conduct came into force.