Rashtrapati Bhavan moves EC over Prez?s pic on Cong's banner
The Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday wrote to Election Commission after President Pranab Mukherjee's pictures appeared in Congress hoarding in poll-bound Punjab. It asked the EC to ensure the neutrality of his office isn't breached in any manner. "All political parties should desist from ever linking the President to any political party for political goals," wrote President's Secretary Omita Paul.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan today took strong exception to President Pranab Mukherjee's photographs appearing in some Congress hoardings in poll-bound Punjab and wrote to Election Commission to ensure that neutrality of his office "is not breached in any manner.In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, the President's secretary Omita Paul referred to the news items in some national dailies which said that Mukherjee's pictures were displayed on Congress posters and these were under EC scanner."The news items also reported that the photo of the President in hoardings alongwith other leaders of a political party is being looked into by the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner and the District Election Officer for any possible violation of any law," Paul wrote.