Ticket aspirants using Sonia, Hooda photos to face action
September 20th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) The Congress has warned those eyeing a party ticket for next month’s Haryana assembly elections not to use photographs of party president Sonia Gandhi and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to promote their candidature.
“The Haryana Congress has taken a serious note of the manner in which the photographs of AICC president Sonia Gandhi and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda are being used by some persons on their hoardings, posters and pamphlets to pose themselves as prospective candidates of the Congress party and to gain political mileage in view of the general elections to the assembly,” party spokesman Surender Singh Hooda said here Sunday.
“Some independent candidates are also misusing the name of the chief minister for furthering their prospects in the election,” he added.
In a statement issued here, Haryana Congress president Phool Chand Mullana said that it was the prerogative of the candidates nominated by the Congress party alone to use photographs of Sonia Gandhi and Hooda.
Mullana cautioned that those found violating these directions for their vested interests would invite stern action.
Haryana goes to polls Oct 13 to elect its 90-member assembly and the results will be declared Oct 22.
The Congress is yet to announce its list of candidates. The last date for filing nominations is Sep 25.
- Haryana Congress leaves state chief choice to Sonia - Sep 12, 2010
- Hooda detractors make themselves heard (Haryana Newsletter) - Jan 15, 2012
- Birender Singh files papers for Rajya Sabha seat - Jun 30, 2010
- Haryana Congress president Mullana loses election - Oct 22, 2009
- Sonia Gandhi sets up coordination committee for Haryana - Nov 07, 2009
- Congress state units likely to ask Sonia to name chiefs - Sep 13, 2010
- Congress admits infighting cost dearly in Haryana polls - Nov 09, 2009
- Congress list of 68 Haryana candidates out, Chander Mohan ignored - Sep 23, 2009
- We have the numbers, says Haryana Congress (Second Lead) - Oct 23, 2009
- Internal sabotage led to Hisar defeat: Haryana Congress - Oct 21, 2011
- A Rs.300 crore 'Thank You' from Hooda! (Haryana Newsletter) - Dec 18, 2011
- Congress claims enough support to form government in Haryana - Oct 23, 2009
- King of defections who got dose of his own medicine (Obituary) - Jun 03, 2011
- Haryana Congress issues notice to Kiran Choudhry - Dec 07, 2009
- Sonia re-elected Congress president for record fourth time - Sep 03, 2010
Tags: assembly elections, bhupinder singh hooda, candidature, chief minister, congress party, congress president, general elections, haryana, independent candidates, last date, member assembly, party president, party spokesman, party ticket, phool chand, political mileage, prerogative, prospective candidates, sonia gandhi, stern action
