JAMMU, AUGUST 21: The J&K Election Department has removed more than 28 thousand defacements across Jammu and Kashmir within 72 hours after the announcement of J&K Assembly Election 2024.
With the announcement of the Assembly Election in Jammu and Kashmir on 16 August 2024 by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Commission issued directions for the effective enforcement of provisions of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in J&K Union Territory.
Taking the ECI directives regarding the implementation of MCC after the announcement of elections into consideration, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jammu & Kashmir, P K Pole directed the enforcement wing of the department to remove all the wall-writing, posters, banners, or defacement in any other form on the Government properties and others in no time.
Acting swiftly, the enforcement wing removed as many as 28,636 defacements across the Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory within 72 hours from the announcement of the election, a statement from the office of the CEO said.
As many as 1837 wall-writing, 9276 posters, 5661 banners, and 11,862 other defacements from Government, Public, and private properties were removed by Flying Squads and MCC teams in a mission mode in the last 72 hours across the 20 districts of the Union Territory.
The action was aimed at ensuring that no political advertisement at the cost of public exchequer is displayed prominently in Government, public, and private properties during the MCC restricted period.
The J&K election department is committed to working in tandem with all stakeholders to ensure a level playing field for all contestants during the MCC-restricted period, the CEO said.
