Check spread of ‘vilifying’ content in poll campaigns, Delhi HC tells EC
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of India to ensure political parties and their candidates do not use any “vilifying” material in their campaigns for the February 5 Assembly poll. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the State Election Officer, Chief Election Officer and the District Election Officer were fully empowered and duty-bound to check such messages and advertising material being circulated by political parties. It passed the direction on a plea alleging that unknown numbers were making spam calls and sending voice messages to the public and asking them to vote for a particular political party to continue getting freebies. Mr. Kumar said EC issued guidelines mandating that political The plea was filed by three lawyers, Dhrone Diwan, Kashish Dhawan and Arshia Jain, who appeared in person and claimed that a message was relayed through voice calls that if votes were not cast to a particular political party, voters’ freebies would be withdrawn.
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