Badal village remains immune to model code

Badal village remains immune to model code 

Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Badal (Muktsar), March 11
In spite of repeated directions by Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Electoral Officer to officials of all departments and political parties to remove political hoardings, the violation of poll code goes on in Chief Minister’s native village Badal.

The photographs of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Badal on a water treatment plant at Badal village in Muktsar district. Tribune photo

In violation of the code, large photos of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal are fixed on a Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment plant located next to the CM’s house.

However, none from the department concerned has removed the hoardings painted in SAD’s trademark yellow and blue colours, which reads as “Assi chukkya tuhadi naroyi sehat da jimma (We took the responsibility of your good health)” and SAD-BJP government’s slogan “Raaj Nahi Sewa (Service, not rule)”.

People feel that if the district administration had failed to remove the hoardings of the ruling party, how it would ensure free and fair elections. The situation was similar in other villages, they said.

Earlier, the hoardings of some politicians were found on the Fazilka-Delhi national highway in Malout after the enforcement of poll code.

Meanwhile, the district administration has set up an election control room and a helpline number 01633-262757 to lodge election-related complaints.

CODE VIOLATION

* Since the district administration has failed to check violation of model code, how it would conduct elections in a fair manner, people ask

* The administration has set up a helpline 01633-262757 to lodge poll-related complaints