Jharkhand chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar Tuesday took cognisance of press conferences conducted by both JMM and BJP during the silence period ahead of the second phase of assembly elections on Wednesday and directed the district electoral officer of Ranchi to register FIRs against the two parties. JMM and BJP held press conferences at their respective party offices on Tuesday.
“Such activities during the silence period are a violation of the model code of conduct. Similar incidents were reported earlier and a notice was served to Congress and BJP,” Kumar said. Ge added that the district electoral officer would send a report on registration of FIRs to his office after which it would be sent to EC for further action.