A case has been registered in opposition to union house minister Amit Shah and different BJP leaders, together with Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency candidate Ok Madhavi Latha, G Kishan Reddy, T Yaman Singh and Raja Singh for allegedly violating the mannequin code of conduct (MCC) by utilizing kids throughout their election marketing campaign in Hyderabad.
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The Hyderabad police filed the case on a grievance by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) vice- president Niranjan Reddy, through which the latter claimed that within the BJP rally from Laldawaza to Sudha Talkies on Could 1 through which a number of BJP leaders, together with Shah participated, just a few kids have been seen on the dais with Shah.
Reddy additional claimed that one of many kids was even seen with a BJP image, highlighting that it was a transparent violation of the rules of the Election Fee, in line with data accessible within the FIR accessed by HT Telugu.
“This can be a clear violation of tips of Election Fee. we’re attaching right here with a photograph to your type perusal,” the grievance additional stated.
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Responding to the grievance, the Election Fee ordered Hyderabad Police Commissioner Srinivas Reddy (Hyderabad CP) to conduct an inquiry into the incident. On the orders of the CP, South Zone DCP Sneha Mehara took up the investigation and registered a case. Mughalpura police (moghalpura police station) is investigating the case.
Police registered the case below IPC Part 188 (violation of an order issued by a public servant ) and are probing it additional.
The Election Fee of India (ECI) had earlier issued instructions to political events to chorus from utilizing kids in election campaigns, conveying that it might have a “zero tolerance” method on the matter.
“The Election Fee of India has issued strict directives concerning use of youngsters in any election-related actions. Political events have been suggested to not use kids in election campaigns in any kind in any way together with distribution of posters/pamphlets or to take part in slogan shouting, marketing campaign rallies, election conferences, and so forth,” an ECI assertion stated.
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The BJP has fielded Madhavi Latha from Hyderabad in opposition to sitting MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. Hyderabad will go to polls within the fourth section of Lok Sabha elections on Could 13.
(With inputs from businesses)