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‘Gross violation’: EC tells Karnataka govt to stop welfare scheme ads in Telangana newspapers

The Election Commission yesterday told the Congress government in Karnataka to immediately stop publishing ads on its welfare schemes and achievements in newspapers in Telangana. Telangana votes in its assembly election on November 30.

The ads allegedly appeared in the Hyderabad editions of some newspapers from November 24 to 27. The BJP and BRS had then approached the EC, which found the ads to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

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