As the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is currently in effect following the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to immediately halt delivering Viksit Bharat messages on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poll body has also asked the Ministry to provide a compliance report on the subject, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Commission claimed it had received multiple complaints alleging that even after the election results were announced and the MCC went into effect, messages intended to promote the Central government’s activities under the Viksit Bharat Sampark were still being delivered to citizens’ phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, the MeitY notified the poll body that while the messages were sent before the MCC being into effect, systemic and network constraints might have caused some of them to be delivered to recipients later than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to outlining the government’s various policies and schemes, the ministry’s message requested feedbacks and recommendations from the receivers. The sender account, denoted by a green tickmark, states that the mails were sent from: Viksit Bharat Sampark is an ongoing initiative of the Government of India for evaluation of the flagship schemes and improvement in its implementation and delivery. It also included a link to MeitY’s website and the company’s address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The action is a part of the ECI’s set of actions to guarantee fair competition in the next national elections, according to the Commission.
The Elecetion Commission annouced the date of elections on March 16. Accourding to the announcement the elections will take place in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, with results expected to be announced on June 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the poll body’s announcement of the Lok Sabha election schedule, the MCC went into effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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