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EC orders FIR against Manipur BJP office-bearers, 8 newspapers

  •   Sat, Mar 04 2017 07:12:49 AM

New Delhi, Mar 4 (IANS): The Election Commission (EC) on Friday ordered an FIR against office-bearers of the BJP's Manipur unit and certain newspapers for publishing advertisements without its approval.

In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur, the EC has ordered that the FIRs under Section 188 of IPC against be lodged against BJP state unit office-bearers and the newspapers which carried the advertisements on Friday in contravention of its orders and violation of R.P. Act.

The EC had instructed all stakeholders to not publish any advertisements on March 3 and 4 without pre-screening and subsequent approval by state-level MCMC committee.

The newspapers which carried the advertisements are: Sangai Express (Manipuri and English editions), Poknapham, People's Chronicle, Naharolgi, Thoudang, Imphal Free Press, Echel Express and Huiyen Lanpao.

The poll panel has also sought a compliance report by Monday.

The first phase of the state assembly election will be held on Saturday (March 4) in 38 assembly constituencies.

 
  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Sat, Mar 04 2017

    All illegitimate act against the state under PM Modi's BJP ruling in central government is legal.

    If you protest by default you are considered as 'anti national'.
    If you praise PM Modi you are 'Desh bhakt'.

    Now only man in Indian constitution has right for freedom of expression through his 'mann ki baat', all other act is considered protest.

    BJP is certainly going to win Manipur. It has exploited the Naga militants for political gain putting the state under unrest for more than three months. Mass media became paid media for BJP.
    Jai Hind

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  • Harish, Kudla

    Sat, Mar 04 2017

    Best example of corruption free government... lolz

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  • kas, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 04 2017

    What we can expect from the ruling party controlled EC ???? It could not take action against Modi for filing wrong affidavits .... For gujrat assembly elections he filed as unmarried .... For Loksabah elections he filed as MARRIED... This is how the google certificate holder is behaving .....

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 04 2017

    BJP has never won Honestly ...

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