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Updated At: Nov 08, 2021 07:42 AM (IST)
Illegal hoardings put up by Congress workers in Patiala on Sunday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar
‘Exempted’ from being penalised under the Punjab Municipal Outdoor Advertisement Policy, illegally installed political flex boards lined up on Patiala city roads upon the arrival of Punjab Congress affairs in-charge on Sunday. The municipal laws only apply to flex boards installed ‘for commercial purposes’.
Punjab in-charge of Congress affairs Harish Chaudhary was in the city to hold meetings with leaders and ground-level workers of the party at the Circuit House here. Contrary to clear roads of the Baradari Gardens on other days, large size flex-boards lined up on roads issuing welcoming statements to the in- charge. In fact, the flex boards came with open mention of leaders who had installed them illegally.
Over 50 flex boards were lined up on the city roads in the Baradari Gardens area. They were installed by Naresh Kumar Duggal, president, block Congress committee, Patiala (Urban), Gurdeep Singh, president, district Congress committee Patiala (rural), district youth Congress Patiala (rural), local leaders of Sanaur, Congress workers from Ghanaur and others.
When questioned, MC officials said they would get the boards removed. Asked whether they will issue challans for the same, the officials kept a firm mum expressing inability to issue challans for defacement caused by political leaders of the district.
As per the Model Municipal Outdoor Advertisement Bye-laws 2018, advertisement means “Any device or representation in any manner such as announcement or direction by word, letter, model, image, or a combination thereof sign by means of posters, hoarding, banners, temporary arches, electronic display, name boards, direction boards balloons or any other visible etc. displayed to promote a product or service in a commercial sense under categories defined in the Punjab Municipal Outdoor Advertising Policy 2018.” As such, the municipal laws are silent on validity and invalidity of flex boards and hoardings installed for political purposes, insiders said.
Municipal Corporation officials said no challans were issued for illegally installed political flex boards ever. “In fact, the ruling party leaders and councillors press upon inspectors to remove those of rival parties and let go of their own. The same causes a lot of inconvenience and excessive increase in work for the councillors”, an inspector of the MC said.
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