India-Pakistan hostility relatively lower, parties may soon amp up campaign volume before Model Code of Conduct sets in
5 years, 10 months ago

India-Pakistan hostility relatively lower, parties may soon amp up campaign volume before Model Code of Conduct sets in

Firstpost  

With a lull in the Indo-Pak stalemate, political parties now have very little time to operate within, with the 2019 general elections on schedule, and the model code of conduct set to kick in late next week. While promises not to politicise the issue for political gains were soon broken, what failed to take off in the aftermath of back-to-back developments starting with the funerals of the soldiers, the Indian air strike on Balakot, the Pakistani strike in India and the capture of the Wing Commander, was the efforts of parties and governments to court voters. He has also launched the Khelo India app, compared the 85 percent productivity of the 16th Lok Sabha with the eight percent productivity of the non-BJP majority Rajya Sabha, washed the feet of cleaners at Prayagraj, addressed BJP booth workers through the NaMo app and made a veiled reference to the Wing Commander’s capture by saying he had taken up a “pilot project”. Rush before Model Code of Conduct begins The MCC is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission to regulate political parties and candidates prior to elections, to ensure free and fair polls.

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Firstpost  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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