5000 Banners, Panaflexes Removed; ACs Directed To Remove All Unapproved Size Election Publicity Material From Urban, Rural Areas

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Jul, 2018 ) :District Administration on the directive of District Monitoring Officer/DC Rawalpindi Dr. Umer Jahangir is removing unapproved size election publicity material from rural and urban areas of the district while so far, the administration has removed over 5000 illegal billboards, banners, hoardings and panaflexes from seven National Assembly and 15 provincial assembly Constituencies of the district which was displayed in violation of election Code of Conduct.According to a district administration spokesman, the administration took action in accordance with the law and removed unapproved size publicity material during last two weeks in different constituencies of the district.

He informed that the monitoring officers of the district recorded 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 NA-63 constituency. Similarly, 62 violations were also reported in PP-13, PP-15, PP-20 and NA-58 where necessary action was taken in accordance with the law. The campaign would continue and no one would be allowed to violate the rules, he added.He said, illegal publicity material was removed from Kutchery to Golra more area, G.T.Road Taxila, Faisal Shahid G.T.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, G.

T.Road near Sawan Bridge, Mandra, Mandra Toll Plaza, Galian Mor Gujar Khan Landa Bazar, Railway Road Chowk near Club Caf�, Latrar Road, New Murree Road, Karor Road, Murree Road, Bakra Mandi Road and other areas under the supervision of Assistant Commissioners Liaquat Ali, Ahmed Hassan and Ghulam Abbas, Waqas Marth, Ghulam Abbas, Ansar Hayat, Ambar Gillani, Tasneem Ali Khan, Umar Shujja and Shahid Nadeem Rana.He said, the ACs had been directed to take action on violation of Code of Conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for upcoming general elections 2018 and remove all unapproved size banners and posters displayed by political parties and election candidates.ECP had issued a code of conduct to set the size of portraits at 2x3, banners at 3x9 feet, posters 18x23 inches and handbills should not be larger than 6x9 inches. There is also a ban on the use of panaflex banners and posters as well as wall-chalking.The administration has warned the candidates that a report of the violations will be sent to the ECP. The operation is being conducted on daily basis and continue till the completion of the general elections and no relaxation will be given to anyone.He said that on second violation, the case would be reported todistrict monitoring officer who would initiate legal action against thecandidate.