Do not produce materials bearing election symbols: EC

By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Apr 21 : The Election Commission (EC) has urged all the political parties, cadres, and all concerned not to display, produce, sell and distribute the materials bearing the election symbols of parties or candidates and to abide by the election code of conduct.

The EC on Wednesday issued a statement requesting the concerned parties to stop the production, sales, and purchasing of the materials consisting of the election symbol of any political party. 

EC’s Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel in a statement asked the political parties, leaders, cadres, and concerned parties to abide by the election code of conduct so as to ensure free and fair elections.

The EC in its statement said the political parties, candidates, individuals, institutions, officials or other concerned bodies violating the election code of conduct will be fined up to Rs. 100,000.

Article 4 of the Election Code of Conduct, 2022 prohibits the production, sales, distribution, and display of logos, stickers, T-shirts, jackets, scarves, caps, badges, bags, masks, tattoos, lockets or any types of clothing that bear the photographs of candidates and their election symbols.

However, spokesperson Poudel said there were complaints that such materials are being produced.

The Commission has requested the business community to suspend the production and sale/distribution of such materials and assist the industries and firms under their structure not to produce any such product.