Official sources said on Sunday that the COVID vaccination certificates issued in the five poll-polling states will not have the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the model code of conduct has come into force there. A source said that the Union Health Ministry has installed necessary filters on the Co-Win platform to exclude Modi’s picture from the vaccine certificate.
According to sources, the filters were put in place on Saturday night, soon after the poll schedule was announced. Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7 and counting of votes will take place on March 10, the Election Commission announced on Saturday.
With the announcement of the program, the model code of conduct for governments, candidates and political parties has come into force. “The Health Ministry has implemented necessary filters on the CoWIN platform to exclude the Prime Minister’s photograph from the COVID-19 certificates being given to people in these five election states due to the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct,” an official source told PTI. Told.
In March 2021, the Health Ministry took similar initiatives during the elections held in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, as suggested by the Election Commission following complaints raised by some political parties. Announcing the month-long election schedule, the Election Commission has banned physical rallies and road shows till January 15 due to COVID concerns.
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that the ban on rallies, road shows, street meetings, padyatras and vehicle rallies will be reviewed on January 15.
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