Janardhan Poojary's death hoax: Kudroli Temple authorities meet Mangaluru DCP, demands strict action
Mangaluru: Kudroli Temple Administration on Saturday met DCP Arunangiri and registered a complaint against a death hoax message of former Union Minister Janardhan Poojary that was doing rounds on social media platforms since Friday.
The administration urged the DCP to initiate action against those spreading such messages about the Congress leader who is also known for his contribution to the development of Kudrol Shri Gokarnath Kshetra Temple.
According to the reports as soon as the hoax message of Poojary’s death started doing rounds on local social media platforms, the followers and friends of Poojary started calling members of Temple Administration to verify the news.
The Police has reportedly assured the temple authorities of taking strict action against the perpetrators and senders of the message on social media.
Temple President H S Sairam, Padmaraj R, Devendra Poojary, Shekhar Poojary and others were present in the delegation that met DCP Law and Order and submitted their complaint.
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No exit polls from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29: EC
New Delhi (PTI): Exit polls can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29 for the five assembly elections taking place this month, the Election Commission has said.
It has also cautioned that conducting or broadcasting exit polls in the period is violative of section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and is "punishable with imprisonment up to a period of two years, or with fine or both".
While Kerala, Assam and Puducherry going for assembly polls on April 9, the electoral exercise will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23.
In West Bengal, state polls will be held on April 23 and 29.
While the 48 hour 'silence period' in Kerala and Puducherry will commence at 6 pm on Tuesday, it will kick in at 5 pm in Assam.
Silence period means end of campaigning 48 hours ahead of the end of voting hour in a particular constituency or the entire state.
Except door-to-door campaigning by a limited number of party workers or candidate, no other form of campaigning is allowed. But in a digital age, it is difficult to enforce.
Usually voting is held from 7 am to 6 pm. But the timing varies due to terrain and security situation.
