Election Commission directs union govt to ‘immediately halt’ Viksit Bharat messages over WhatsApp
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ March 21,2024
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to immediately halt delivery of “Viksit Bharat Sampark” messaging over WhatsApp. A compliance report in the matter has been demanded immediately from Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The commission had received several complaints that such messages highlighting the government’s initiatives are still being delivered on citizens’ phones despite the announcement of the general elections 2024 and the MCC (model code of conduct) entering into force.
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