ARO conducts checking of Printing Presses, asks owners to print name on poll material
Ferozepur, May 22, 2024: ARO-cum-SDM for Ferozepur-76 constituency, Dr Charumita conducted checking of printing presses, in view of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for June 1 in Punjab. The owners were asked to print their name on all the poll material.The printing presses checked were – Hitech Flex Printers, Shiv Shakti Flex, SK Flex and Vidya Sagar Advertisers.
She warned the printing press owners regarding the compliance of instructions on the subject while checking printing of banners, hoardings and flex etc to be printed by various political parties during the elections.
During the checking, the owners of SK Flex and Vidya Sagar Advertisers Ferozepur Cantt were issued a warning for not recording the approval details on the flex being printed and recorded the approval details on the spot. During the checking, the instructions were issued to the owners of all the printing presses to comply with section 127A of the Representation of the People Act and publish their names and addresses on the banners and hoardings.
She said that while printing any party's flex banner, pamphlet etc., the details of obtaining approval must be recorded on it otherwise face legal action on failing to publish their details on political banners and hoardings.