Akhilesh Yadav's Party vs BJP On Opinion Polls Ahead Of UP Elections

Monday, 24 January 2022newsdesk

The Samajwadi Party has urged the Election Commission to stop the opinion polls from being aired on some news channels with immediate effect. In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, the party claimed that airing of the polls is a violation of the model code of conduct and they can misguide the voters and influence the election.

New Delhi, 24 January 2022

As per news report of NDTV, In a statement issued on Sunday, the party's chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said, "SP's UP unit chief Naresh Uttam Patel has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner stating that the voting for the final phase of the seven-phase UP election will be held on March 7, while counting of votes will be held on March 10." "However, some news channels are showing opinion polls, which violates the model code of poll conduct, misguides the voters and also influences the poll," he said. Mr Patel demanded that for free, fair, and impartial polls, opinion polls being aired on some news channels should be stopped with immediate effect, the statement said.

Source - NDTV