MP: Cong files complaint against BJP over ‘misleading’ advertisement

The Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee has filed a complaint before the Chief Electoral Officer VL Kantharao against an advertisement published by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in newspapers on Tuesday.

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Congress  Committee has filed a complaint before the Chief Electoral Officer VL Kantharao against an advertisement published by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in newspapers on Tuesday.

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The Congress party has alleged that the advertisement published by the BJP depicts a misleading picture of an eight-lane road, which is nowhere in Madhya Pradesh.

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The party claimed that by publishing such pictures, the ruling party in the state is trying to influence the voters, which is a violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

Madhya Pradesh will go to polls on November 28 to elect members to 230 constituencies. Results will be declared on December 11. (ANI)