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Chandigarh: The Election Commission has issued a strict warning to Charanjit Singh Channi, former Chief Minister of Punjab and candidate from the Jalandhar Lok Sabha Constituency. The warning has been issued for the violationof Model code of Conduct (MCC).
EC has taken cognizance of the statement issued by Channi on Poonch attack. Pertinently, during a press conference on May 5, 2024, Channi had remarked that the Poonch Terror Attack on May 4, targeting a convoy of Indian Armed Forces, was a staged ‘stunt’.
A spokesperson from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab stated that Channi was asked to provide an explanation by the District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar.
As per the clause 2 of Annexure-1, General Conduct, of the Manual on Model Code of Conduct, “Criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programme, past record and work. Parties and Candidates shall refrain from criticism of all aspects of private life, not connected with the public activities of the leaders or workers of other parties.
Also, the clause said, Criticism of other parties or their workers based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided.” “The political parties and leaders shall not make false statements, utterances without factual basis aimed at misleading the voters. Criticism of other parties or their workers on the basis of unverified allegations or on distortions shall be avoided.”
The EC has advised and warned Charanjit Singh Channi against repeating such violations in the future and emphasized the importance of adhering to the MCC guidelines in both letter and spirit.
