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The Fee requested Rama Rao to elucidate his stand by November 26 (File)
Hyderabad:
The Election Fee on Saturday issued a discover to ruling BRS working president and IT Minister Ok T Rama Rao for allegedly visiting a authorities establishment right here and utilizing the platform for political actions and sought a reply from him by Sunday afternoon.
The EC in its discover stated it had acquired a criticism from Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala, whereby it was alleged that Rama Rao, a star campaigner for BRS visited the workplace of ‘T-works’ and interacted with numerous youth employed within the workplace on November 20.
The Fee obtained a factual report on the matter from the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).
Referring to the provisions of MCC that the ministers shall not mix their official go to with electioneering work and shall not additionally make use of official equipment or personnel, the Fee in its discover noticed that, Rama Rao, just isn’t solely a contesting candidate within the upcoming meeting election but additionally a begin campaigner of the BRS.
“Whereas, the Fee is, prima facie, held that that by visiting to a Authorities Establishment and utilizing the platform of T-works for political actions and mixing your official go to with political/personal go to, you may have violated the instruction of the Mannequin Code of Conduct (MCC),” the Fee stated in its discover.
The Fee requested Rama Rao to elucidate his stand in respect of the go to and use of a Authorities Institute for political functions by 3 PM on November 26.
Within the occasion of no response from Rama Rao’s facet throughout the stipulated time, it is going to be presumed that he had nothing to say within the matter and that the EC will take acceptable motion or resolution within the matter with out making any additional reference to him.
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