Trinamool Meets Election Commission Over PM’s Photo On Vaccine Documents

With West Bengal Assembly polls inching closer, the political battle in the state is getting bitter with every passing day. Mounting an attack on the BJP, a delegation of the Trinamool Congress leaders on Wednesday met Election Commission officials and alleged that the use of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo on advertisements of various central schemes and the vaccination certificates distributed by the Union health ministry violated the model code of conduct. Also Read - Prominent Leaders Take First COVID Jab on 2nd Day, Govt Allows Private Hospitals to Give Vaccines | Key Points

Terming the usage of the prime minister on the vaccine documents as blatant misuse of power of official machinery”, the Trinamool Congress leaders sought the intervention of the poll panel to remove hoardings advertising central government schemes with images of PM Modi at petrol pumps. Also Read - Karnataka Agriculture Minister Takes COVID-19 Vaccine at Home, Centre Seeks Report

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi happens to be the star campaigner of the BJP in this assembly elections. As a politician, he is seeking support for his party during rallies. In this situation, using his photo in vaccination certificates is akin to influencing voters and violates the model code of conduct. We have sought the EC’s intervention to remove his photo in hoardings promoting central schemes at petrol pumps,” Bengal Minister Firad Hakim said. Also Read - In Poll-Bound Bengal, Yogi Raises Love Jihad and Cow Slaughter Issues, Attacks Mamata Banerjee