India's election commission orders political parties to stop using 'apolitical' army's images in campaign posters and banners ahead of national polls starting from April 11
Election commission, declaring national polls from April 11 to May 19, orders political parties to refrain from using images of country's"apolitical" armed forces in posters and other advertising during campaigns.
India's election commission issued a notice asking political parties not to use images of the country's armed forces in their posters and other advertising during campaigns for the April-May general election.The notice followed pictures posted to social media recently showing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party used images in their campaign posters of a captured Indian Air Force pilot recently freed by Pakistan after a clash with India over the disputed Kashmir territory.
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