NEW DELHI: While announcing the dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said the poll panel is doing everything to tackle muscle, money, misinformation and Model Code violations.
With the announcement of the dates, the model mode of conduct comes into immediate effect.
With the announcement of the dates, the model mode of conduct comes into immediate effect.
The poll panel also issued an advisory to political parties regarding campaigning, and a clean and fair elections.
Advisory to political parties:
- To foster political discourse which inspire rather than divide
- Issue based campaigning
- No hate speeches
- No caste or religious appeals
- No criticism of any aspect of private life
- Pattern of past MCC violations to prepare grounds for civilised campaigning in GE 2024
- To refrain from unverified and misleading Ads
- No masquerading of advertisements as news
- Restraint on Social media posts vilifying/insulting rivals
- Responsibility on Star Campaigners to maintain decorum
(With inputs from agencies)
