Members of IAMAI Adopt 'Voluntary Code of Ethics' For Election 2019
The Social Media Platforms and Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) presented “Voluntary Code of Ethics for 2019 General Election” to Election Commission on Wednesday - promising to facilitate transparency in paid political advertisements.
(Source: ANI)
BSP Leader Chandraprakash Mishra Joins BJP
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Chandraprakash Mishra, who contested against Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in 2004, on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Mishra was inducted into the party in the presence of Union Ministers Smriti Irani and JP Nadda.
(Source: IANS)
Former NCP MP Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil Joins BJP
Former Nationalist Congress Party MP Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil joined BJP on Wednesday evening. Speaking to media after joining the party, Mohite said, "Whatever party decides, I will be doing it."
(Source: ANI)
Stalin Hits Campaign Trail from Father's Birthplace
A day after releasing the party's Lok Sabha election manifesto, DMK President MK Stalin hit the campaign trail from Tiruvarur, his father and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's birthplace.
Stalin was seeking votes for DMK candidate Poondi Kalaivanan for the by-election in Tiruvarur constituency that fell vacant after the death of Karunanidhi and CPI's Lok Sabha candidate from Nagapattinam constituency.
The DMK leader said Modi's "facist rule" should be ended and the AIADMK-run Tamil Nadu government had to be removed.
(Source: IANS)
BJP Asks EC to Take Strong Action Against AAP for Violating MCC
A delegation of Delhi BJP met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and demanded "strong deterrent action" against the Aam Aadmi Party for violating the model code of conduct by allegedly playing the religious card to disturb communal harmony.
The delegation comprising the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Vijender Gupta, party MP from South Delhi, Ramesh Bidhuri and other leaders including Subhash Arya, Subhash Sachdeva and Rajiv Babbar submitted a memorandum against the "misinformation campaign" by the AAP through its call centres.
Referring to a tweet made by AAP's South Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Raghav Chadha, Bidhuri said he used a picture of a cow and a calf at the door of a house to hurt religious sentiments.
(Source: PTI)