Aizawl: On Thursday, the day Mizoram held polling for the lone Lok Sabha seat and assembly by-election, state chief electoral officer (CEO) Ashish Kundra served a separate show-cause notice to the editor and joint editor of a local daily following a complaint lodged by the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) that the newspaper has intentionally depicted the party’s symbol as “sun” against the actual symbol — the “star.”
Kundra told reporters at a press conference that he has issued show-cause notices to K Sapdanga, the editor of Vanglaini, the largest circulated vernacular paper in the state, and the joint editor of the paper Lalnghinglova Hmar, asking them to clarify their position as the news report appeared to be prima-facie violation of the Representation of People Act.
Interestingly, Sapdanga is the secretary general of main opposition Zoram People’s People Movement (ZPM), while Hmar is the joint candidate of ZPM and Congress for the Lok Sabha seat.
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