No newspaper ads in Guj on Dec 8, 9 without clearance: EC
5 Dec 2017 12:13 AM IST
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday issued directions that no newspaper advertisement be published on December 8 and 9 in poll-bound Gujarat without its prior clearance, a policy the poll panel adopted after the BJP issued controversial ads during the 2015 Bihar elections.
The first phase of Gujarat election would be held on December 9 for 89 assembly seats.
In a direction to the Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat, the commission said that instances of "advertisements of offending and misleading nature" were brought to its notice in the past.
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