The Election Commission on Monday issued a notice to the Karnataka government for putting out advertisements highlighting its achievements and welfare schemes in newspapers in poll-bound Telangana. The commission said this was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
The notice follows a complaint by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier in the day.
In a letter to the Karnataka Chief Secretary, the commission sought an explanation in the matter by Tuesday. It sought to know why disciplinary action had not been initiated against the secretary in charge of the Department of Information and Broadcasting of Karnataka for violations of procedure as required under the Model Code of Conduct.
