The Election Commission (EC) has issued a notice to the ruling BJP for publishing an advertisement in national and local newspapers in Karnataka “without verifiable facts” regarding specific claims made in the advert.
The BJP has been asked to show reasons and provide verifiable and traceable facts on the claims made in the advertisement by 8 p.m. on May 9, 2023, and also post it on public domain. The party has been asked to explain why action should not be initiated against it for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and relevant legal provisions under Representation of the People Act and IPC.
The EC had earlier issued a notice to the Congress on newspaper advertisements on “rate cards” of the ruling BJP relating to corruption charges.