Why Noida authorities are busy removing 12,000 wall writings, posters, and banners?
Gautam Buddh Nagar district have swiftly removed 11,682 defacements, including wall writings, posters, and banners, within 72 hours, aligning with the model code of conduct for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. This action, according to official data, targeted 9,361 defacements on public properties and 2,321 on private spaces across the district.
The Election Commission's guidelines mandate the removal of all such defacements on government properties within 24 hours of election announcements. Similarly, unauthorized political advertisements on public properties and spaces must be removed within 48 hours, and those on private properties within 72 hours, subject to local laws and court directives.
Local authorities in Gautam Buddh Nagar have been diligent in enforcing these guidelines, removing defacements from both public and private properties. The data indicates that 6,329 defacements were removed within 24 hours of the model code of conduct being enforced, 10,611 within 48 hours, and the total of 11,682 within 72 hours.
«We are ensuring 100 per cent compliance with the Election Commission's guidelines on the model code of conduct for the upcoming polls,» stated Additional District Magistrate Nitin Madan told PTI on Wednesday.
Gautam Buddh Nagar, comprising Noida and Greater Noida, will go to polls on April 26 in the second phase of the general elections, with 26.20 lakh registered voters. The constituency includes five state assembly areas, with Khurja and Sikandrabad falling in Bulandshahr district.
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