Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SR)

New Delhi, Apr 10: The Election Commission has taken notice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on asking first-time voters to dedicate their vote to those who carried out the air strike in Balakot.

The poll panel sources said on Tuesday that the chief electoral officer of Maharashtra has been asked to submit a report at the earliest.

While addressing a rally in Latur in Maharashtra, Modi had said, "Can your first vote be dedicated to those who carried out the air strike."

"I want to tell the first-time voters: can your first vote be dedicated to the veer jawans (valiant soldiers) who carried out the air strike in Pakistan). Can your first vote be dedicated to the veer shaheed (brave martyrs) of Pulwama (terror attack)," he had asked.

The poll panel has filed the report in context as per an EC advisory issued last month asking parties to refrain from involving actions of the armed forces in political propaganda.

"All 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 had said on March 19.