Praful Patel using Modi’s photo for his campaign:BJP to EC
April 05, 2014
Mumbai, 5 April 2014
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate from Bhandara, Union minister Praful Patel is using Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi’s photograph for his campaign.
BJP state campaign in-charge Shrikant Bhartiya met chief electoral officer Nitin Gadre to file a complaint against Patel for misusing the photo of Modi.
The photograph has been printed in `Vikasnama’ Patel’s campaign book. The photograph shows Modi talking to Patel and having a hearty laugh at a function.
As per the Election Commission, there’s no rule preventing candidates from using the photograph of another party’s leader in his/her campaign material.
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