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CEO asks political parties to respect poll code 10/27/2014 11:07:16 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 27: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Umang Narulla today asked political parties in the state to adhere to the Model Code of Conduct and make sure their manifestos do not contain anything "repugnant" to the ideals and principles enshrined in the Constitution. "The Chief Electoral Officer held a meeting with the recognised political parties of the state about the conduct in forthcoming Assembly elections. "All the parties were requested to furnish a copy of their manifesto for further submission to the ECI. "The CEO emphasised that the manifestos have to be consistent with the letter and spirit of other provisions of the Model Code of Conduct and should not contain anything repugnant to the ideals and principles enshrined in the Constitution," an official spokesman said. He said the parties were briefed by the CEO on various issues regarding the elections. "The CEO sought cooperation of all the political parties in implementing various provisions of the Model Code of Conduct. "Narulla also drew their attention to the latest guidelines of Election Commission of India (ECI) on election manifestos," the spokesman said. He said the political parties were advised to avoid making those promises which were likely to "vitiate" the purity of the election process or exert undue influence on the voters in exercising their franchise. "Also, it is expected that manifestos reflect the rationale for the promises and broadly indicate the ways and means to meet the financial requirements for it," the CEO told the representatives of the parties. Narulla briefed the parties regarding the applicability of the expenditure monitoring guidelines. "It was emphasised that in the case of state Assembly election, the expenditure of candidates will be reckoned from the date of notification of the elections," he said. He urged that all candidates should open a separate bank account for this purpose and drew attention of the parties to the public notice given in this regard.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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