Candidates in fray for November 29 Delhi Assembly polls beware. The Election Commission is not alone in keeping a watch on your 'conduct' during campaigns.
NEW DELHI: Candidates in fray for November 29 Delhi Assembly polls beware. The Election Commission is not alone in keeping a watch on your 'conduct' during campaigns.
Legal cells of political parties too are having a roving eye over the campaign of rival candidates, eager to bring to the election commission's notice even a slightest breach by the opponents.
The BJP has already directed its legal cell's members to spread out across the city and keep a tab on the campaign of other parties' candidates, particularly its main rival Congress.
"Our job will be to single out violations, if any, by the candidates of rival parties," senior advocate Ajay Digpaul from BJP's legal cell said.
He said though the candidates have their own lawyers to advise, there are chances that over-enthusiastic candidates may cross the limits set by the election commission.
"For instance we will keep a tab on candidates if they are violating model code of conduct by enforcing any benefits or favours directly or indirectly to lure the electorate and soliciting their votes or committing any other irregularity," Digpaul said.
The Congress too has roped in lawyers affiliated with its legal cell at the All India Congress Committee headquarters for the job.
"We had put two lawyers on job for helping our candidates file affidavit and nomination papers.
As the campaign is in full swing, our advocates are also working full time, scanning the speeches, TV and print advertisements of the opponent parties to pick a slightest fault," Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president J P Agarwal said.
For instance, the Code clearly says that no party shall permit its followers to make use of any individual's land, building, compound wall etc without permission for pasting posters, writing slogans etc.
The EC has also set guidelines for issuing TV and print advertisements by the parties during election time.
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