Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, May 5: As the date of election has been announced to fill the seat of the 14-Thiksay constituency, LAHDC, Leh, the office of Election Authority (Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Leh) has issued necessary instructions for enforcement of the modal code of conduct, mandatory for all political parties and independent candidates to follow the same in letter and spirit till the election process is over.
One of the main requirements of the MCC is that proper permissions is required to be obtained for organising public meetings and rallies. Permissions are also to be obtained for using motor vehicle for campaigning/electioneering purpose and the permissions have a prescribed format which should be displayed on the windshield of the vehicles for information of all concerned.
The District Magistrate Avny Lavasa, has ordered that public premises and Government structures like shall not be defaced by poster, flags while the private structure could be used only with the prior consent of the owners.
Further, the order says, non bio-degradable material like plastic, polythene etc shall not be used for any kind of electioneering/campaigning activities while loud announcements shall not be carried out without permission and in any case in the vicinity of school, hospitals and old age homes. In any case no such announcements shall be carried out before 10:00 am in the morning and 6:00 pm in the evening.
Liquor, cash (even paltry amounts), food and consumer goods shall not be distributed by any organisation without prior information to the office of the District Magistrate and the same applies to Non Governmental Organizations also.
Further, the liquor shops shall inform the excise and police authorities on their daily sales of liquor and specially bulk sales be brought immediately to the notice of the authorities.
The order shall be in force in the 14- Thiksay constituency till the by-election is over on June 4, 2018 and enforced in letter and spirit by all magistrates and the Police Department and they shall have the authority to seize any vehicle and stop any rally/procession if it is found that they are in contravention to this order or to the MCC.
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