Election Commission
Haryana assembly elections 2024 are scheduled to go to polls in a single phase on October 1. In such a situation, every party has started showing strength. The ruling party BJP is also eyeing a third consecutive term in power. But in the meantime, Haryana has received a notice from the Election Commission over the video shared by the BJP. He is accused of involving a child in the campaign. Because while sharing the video, Haryana BJP captioned it as ‘Call children, Nayab Sarkar again in Haryana’. After issuing the show cause notice, Haryana Aadmi Party also shared this 36 second video on its ex.
In fact, the video begins with a child saying, ‘This time in Haryana, Saini Sarkar, Jai Hind’. In the rest of the video, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is seen interacting with children on various occasions, including the Rakshabandhan festival. In its post on Twitter, the Haryana Aam Aadmi Party alleged that the Haryana BJP has stooped so low that it is openly violating the Model Code of Conduct by using children for its election campaign in Haryana.
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Children’s call, Deputy Govt again in Haryana pic.twitter.com/8hxogtVL6A
– Haryana BJP (@BJP4Haryana) August 27, 2024
AAP was also attacked
In its post, Haryana AAP wrote that the BJP is constantly doing things that violate the Code of Conduct and the Constitution of the country. It is high time that Election Commission should be impartial and take strict action against BJP. Reports said that the state BJP chief has been asked by the CEO to give his reply by 6 pm on August 29. Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Aggarwal said state BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli has been asked to give his reply by August 29.
Election Commission Guidelines
According to Election Commission guidelines, political parties and election officials should not involve any child in the election process. Political leaders and candidates should not involve children in any way in campaigning or rallying etc. This includes carrying a child on one’s lap, carrying a child in someone’s vehicle, or making the child part of election campaigns or rallies.
Directed in February
In February this year itself, the Election Panel asked political parties and candidates to refrain from involving children in any way in political campaigns and rallies. The Election Commission said political parties have been clearly directed not to involve children in any form of election campaign, including rallying, sloganeering, distribution of posters or pamphlets or any other election-related activity.
