RAWALPINDI: The district administration on the directive of Deputy Commissioner Dr Umer Jahangir who is also a district monitoring officer has removed over 4,834 illegal election publicity material including billboards, banners, hoardings and panaflexes from different constituencies which was displayed in violation of the election code of conduct.
According to a district administration spokesperson, the administration took action in accordance with the law and removed unapproved size publicity material after June 25 in seven national and 15 provincial assembly constituencies of the district.
He said that the monitoring officers of the district recorded over 247 violations of election code of conduct including 791 in NA-60, 670 in PP-17, 38 in NA-57 and PP-7, 619 in PP-16, 551 in NA-62, 406 in PP-14 and 291 in the NA-63 constituency. Similarly, 62 violations were also reported in PP-13, PP-15, PP-20 and NA-58 where necessary action was taken.
The campaign would continue and no one would be allowed to violate the rules, he said. He said that the illegal publicity material was removed from Kutchery to Golra Morre area, GT Road Taxila, Faisal Shahid GT Road area, Nawab Abad, HMC Road, Kalar Syedan, Kahuta Link Club Line Kahuta Road, Kalar Chowk, Kahuta City, Kalma Chowk, Chanda Chichi, Khana, Chaklala Scheme-III, Tench Bhatta, GT Road near Sawan Bridge, Mandra, Mandra Toll Plaza, Galian Mor Gujar Khan Landa Bazar, Railway Road Chowk near Club Café, Latrar Road, New Murree Road, Karor Road, Murree Road, Bakra Mandi Road and other areas under the supervision of assistant commissioners.
He said that the ACs had been directed to take action on violation of the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for upcoming general elections 2018. The administration is removing unapproved size banners and posters displayed by political parties and election candidates.
