PASIGHAT, Mar 29: General Observer Anwaruddin Choudhury held detailed discussions with the representatives of the political parties about the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in a meeting today held at the DC’s conference hall here and urged them to follow the rules strictly.
DC cum DEO Dr. Kinny Singh convened the meeting which was attended by the candidates, officers and representatives of several political parties. Briefing the representatives of the parties about the latest ECI instructions the GO advised them to seek prior permission from the designated officer for conducting any election-related campaign.
Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kinny Singh laid stress on adherence to   MCC guidelines and sought co-operation from the political parties to uphold the glorious tradition of peaceful polls in the district by participating in a non-violent manner. She urged them not to misuse government, public properties and educational institutions for election related purposes adding that Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) will be looking after paid news and surrogate advertising which can be made an electoral offence. She also explained about the benefits of using cVigil mobile application, through which the public can record and send any violation of MCC to the election authorities for appropriate action.
Later this evening, Expenditure Observers Uddhay Bhaskar Jakkie (Arunachal East Parliamentary) and Samrita Kaur Gill (Assembly) respectively interacted with the officers and took stock of developments. DIPRO

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