The Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) has alleged that the Election Fee (EC) has banned their marketing campaign track ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’, launched as a part of its motion to protest towards celebration chief Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest amid the continuing election. In response to an ANI report, senior AAP chief Atishi mentioned at a press convention that “it’s in all probability the primary time that the EC has imposed a ban on a celebration’s marketing campaign track”. In response to the EC, she mentioned, “the track exhibits the ruling celebration and investigation businesses in a foul gentle”.
#WATCH | Delhi Minister Atishi says, “… One other political weapon of the BJP, the Election Fee has put a ban on AAP’s marketing campaign track. This has occurred for the primary time within the historical past of India, that the Election Fee has put a ban on the election track of a… pic.twitter.com/9BgLQYbUeC
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2024
The EC has reportedly requested the AAP to “modify” the track saying it “casts aspersions on the judiciary”. ANI quoted a discover dated April 27 as saying that the AAP has been requested to “modify the content material of its election marketing campaign track as per the Promoting Codes prescribed underneath the Cable Tv Community Guidelines, 1994 and ECI pointers and resubmit [the song] for certification”. The discover was issued by the workplace of the Delhi chief electoral officer, and takes objection to sure phrases that the discover claims violate guidelines towards “inciting violence” and criticising rivals on the idea of “unverified allegations and distortions”.
“The phrase ‘jail ke jawaab me hum vote denge’ displaying an aggressive mob holding the photograph of Arvind Kejriwal displaying him behind bars, casts aspersions on the judiciary. Additional, the mentioned phrase seems a number of instances within the commercial which contravenes the provisions of ECI Tips and Rule 6(1(g) of Programme and Promoting Codes prescribed underneath the Cable Tv Community Guidelines, 1994,” the discover mentioned.
Different traces cited within the discover embrace ‘Gundagardi ke khilaf vote denge & Tanashahi karne waali celebration ko hum chot denge’.
The Election Fee of India (ECI) has requested the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) to change the content material of its election marketing campaign track as per the Promoting Codes prescribed underneath the Cable Tv Community Guidelines, 1994 and ECI pointers and resubmit after modification, for the… pic.twitter.com/BxNyCmeRYt
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2024
‘Track Contains Factual Movies’
Atishi mentioned the “track doesn’t point out the BJP and doesn’t violate the Mannequin Code of Conduct”. “It contains factual movies and incidents,” she added, saying the EC continues to disregard the violations of the MCC by the BJP.
“If the BJP does dictatorship, it’s proper. But when somebody talks about it, that’s incorrect. This exhibits that democracy is in peril. I need to urge the EC to behave on the (ballot code) violations dedicated by the BJP and never cease campaigns of Opposition events,” she mentioned, as quoted by PTI.
Describing the “ban” as one other political weapon of the BJP, she mentioned, “ECI says that for those who discuss dictatorship, it is a criticism of the ruling celebration. Because of this ECI additionally believes that the BJP is a dictatorship authorities…”
The AAP’s over-two-minute marketing campaign track has been penned and sung by AAP MLA Dilip Pandey. The track was launched on the celebration headquarters in Delhi on Thursday.
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The Supreme Court docket will on Monday hear petitions filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, towards their arrest on corruption-related allegations.