This Article is From May 02, 2019

Child Rights Body Issues Notice To Priyanka Gandhi Over Children Video

The child rights body said the complaint pertains to a video in which children were seen using abusive language in front of Priyanka Gandhi.

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In its notice, the child rights body objected to the use of children in election campaigning. (File)

New Delhi:

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued a notice to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over alleged use of children in election campaigning.

The details of the complaint or the complainant were not provided.

The child rights body said the complaint pertains to a video in which children were seen using abusive language in front of Priyanka Gandhi.

In its notice, the child rights body objected to the use of children in election campaigning.

It also underlined that the Bombay High Court in an order on August 4, 2014 said that children should not be included in election campaigns.

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The body has asked the Congress general secretary to provide details, within three days, of the names and addresses of these children, places where sloganeering took place and how the children reached there.

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