MCC violation: TMC MLA barred from campaigning for seven days
The Hindu
The EC took action against the Pandabeswar constituency MLA for a speech threatening those who vote for the BJP.
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday barred Trinamool Congress MLA Narendranath Chakraborty from campaigning for seven days starting 10 a.m. on Wednesday for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in place for by-elections in West Bengal.
The EC took action against the Pandabeswar constituency MLA for a speech threatening those who vote for the BJP. Mr. Chakraborty had denied the allegations against him in response to a show-cause notice issued to him by the poll panel.
The EC, however, found his statement to be “threatening to voters/electors” and having the “potential to interfere with free exercise of the electoral right of elections”. It found that the MLA had violated the MCC and provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and the Indian Penal Code. Censuring him for the statement, the EC barred him from any public meetings, processions, rallies, roadshows, interviews and public utterances (in electronic, print and social media) till 8 p.m. on April 6.
The EC had on March 12 announced by-elections to the Asansol Parliamentary seat and Ballygunge Assembly constituency to be held on April 12.
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