All-India gag for ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ campaign?

TNN | Updated: Apr 19, 2019, 1:48 IST

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The Madhya Pradesh electoral office’s decision to ban broadcast or telecast of Congress’s “Chowkidar Chor Hai” media campaign could effectively mean an all-India ban
While Congress said it would move the EC for a review, commission officials said there was no MCMC at the level of the EC to hear appeals on pre-certification of political advertisements in the electronic media

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NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh electoral office’s decision to ban broadcast or telecast of Congress’s “Chowkidar Chor Hai” media campaign could effectively mean an all-India ban as media certification committees in other states can draw on the ruling.

While Congress said it would move the EC for a review, commission officials said there was no MCMC at the level of the EC to hear appeals on pre-certification of political advertisements in the electronic media. Further appeals against any decision of the state-level MCMC can only be filed in the SC in case the CEO-level committee at the state does not provide relief to Congress.

Meanwhile, the EC is also seized of multiple complaints against Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s references to “Chowkidar Chor Hai” as well as his general references to all Modis as “chors”, and is likely to take a view soon whether they violate the model code of conduct.

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