A retired Indian Administrative (IAS) officer JM Pathania on Sunday wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Himachal Pradesh, Maneesh Garg to grievance in opposition to the state authorities departments, boards and firms violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

Pathania alleged that sixteen authorities departments, boards, firms and cooperative banks have violated the MCC as their web sites nonetheless flash footage of ministers, politicians and political events.

This was additionally the primary grievance of a violation of MCC within the run-up to the November 12 elections.

The Election Commission of India declared the election schedule for Himachal on October 14 and which additionally introduced into power the MCC.

“I would like to draw your kind attention towards several cases of violation of (MCC) by different State Government departments/boards and corporations. With the announcement of the General Assembly Election 2022 on October 14 2022, the Model code of conduct has come into force and ECI instructions provide that all references of ministers, politicians or political parties available on the central/state government’s official website, shall be removed ,” wrote Pathania.

He mentioned the CEO has to take speedy motion to take away/cover the images of any political purposeful from the official web sites of state departments.

“Sixteen such cases of violation have come to our notice,” he wrote offering an inventory of such departments together with URLs and in search of speedy actions.

The listing consists of Planning Department, Kangra Central Cooperative Bank, HPAIC, I&PR, Transport Department, TCP, HRTC, Civil Supplies Corporation, electrical energy board, State Cooperative Bank Shimla, CM Relief Fund, HIMFED, HIMURJA, RERA, State Commission for Backward Classes and HP State Commission for Women.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson of the election division mentioned that they’d acquired a grievance, and notices have been issued to involved departments directing them to take away such materials (footage of political events and politicians) from their web sites.