HC Wants To Know EC Measures To Review Election Manifesto

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court has asked the Election Commission of India on Monday about the measures being taken up by the commission to review the election manifesto released till now, by various political parties, with respect to the upcoming elections in Telangana state. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice S.V. Bhatt was acting on a PIL filed by M. Narayana Charyulu to establish its stand on a PIL seeking to direct political parties to give written assurances.

On ther hand Election Commission issued notices to Telangana caretaker minister T Harish Rao from TRS, TPCC working president Revanth Reddy, Vanteru Pratap Reddy and Revuri Prakash Reddy from TDP for use of unparliamentary language during their electoral campaigns.

The Election Commission (EC) had on October 6 announced the election schedule for five states, including Telangana, which will go to the polls on December 7. The assembly polls in Telangana were originally scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections next year, but the Assembly was dissolved on September 6 as per a recommendation by the state cabinet.

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