BJD nomination rally violation of code, says BJP THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY 2012 22:49 PNS | BALANGIR HITS: 7 User Rating: / 0 PoorBest

BJD nomination rally violation of code, says BJP
THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY 2012 22:49 PNS | BALANGIR HITS: 7
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On the last day of filing the nominations to Zilla Parishad (ZP) election, a huge rally of supporters of the BJD candidates was taken out from the Palace to the Sub-Collector Office here. All the BJD candidates riding in a vehicle ‘Vijaya Ratha’ came to the office to file their nominations.

However, the huge rally and cacophony created by the BJD leaders drew complaints from the BJP candidates who said that the show by the ruling party leaders was violation of the election code of conduct.

“We have lodged a complaint with the district administration in this regard,” informed BJP district president Prabahas Panigrahi.

But Harekrushna Sarangi of BJD said people came spontaneously to the rally. So, it was not a violation of the code of conduct, he contended.

On Wednesday, the Zilla Parishad candidates of the BJP had filed their nominations, where as the Congress candidates filed their nominations on Thursday.

“We have received a complaint of alleged violation of code of conduct and we are looking into the incident,” said Sub-Collector Jyotiranjan Pradhan.