Police have registered an FIR against a leading Marathi daily for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) as it carried an advertisement of a political party without mentioning the name of the printer and publisher, an official said on Wednesday.
FIR Against Marathi Daily For Violation Of Poll Code Through Advertisement
The FIR was registered on Tuesday under the provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, based on a complaint lodged by a poll official, the station house officer of the Turbhe police station in Navi Mumbai said.
Police registers FIR against Marathi daily for violating Model Code Of Conduct
Police registers FIR against Marathi daily for violating Model Code Of Conduct
The FIR was registered on Tuesday under the provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, based on a complaint lodged by a poll official, the station house officer of the Turbhe police station in Navi Mumbai said.
The printer of the paper has been named as the accused in the crime. A probe into the complaint was underway and no action has been taken so far, he said.
The complaint said the Marathi daily had published an advertisement of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its paper on May 5, which did not mention the name of the printer and publisher although it is mandatory as per the election rules, he said.
The FIR was registered against the newspaper for the violation, he said.
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