Legal action has been initiated against BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan for violation of the model code of conduct and flouting COVID-19 norms during a campaign for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, police officials said.
The Bhojpuri superstar and Gorakhpur MP was in Noida on Sunday to campaign for BJP's sitting MLA Pankaj Singh, who is again contesting the election as the party's candidate.
Though the Election Commission (EC) has banned physical rallies and is allowing only door-to-door campaigns in view of the pandemic, a large number of people had turned up at Kishan's programme at Chotpur village against the permitted limit of 10 people.
Videos of the programme also surfaced on social media, purportedly depicting the violations.
"The police have taken note of a social media video which prima facie showed violation of EC guidelines and COVID-19 protocols during the election campaign. The in-charge of the local Sector 63 police station has submitted a report regarding the incident to the returning officer in Noida for further legal proceedings," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Elamaran G said.
Voting in Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh will take place on February 10, the first of the seven phase polls in the state. Results will be declared on March 10.
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