The Election Commission ordered to Ban NAMO’s Bio-Pic: PM Narendra Modi
The Election Commission of India has taken a major decision regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic film ‘PM Narendra Modi’.Election Commission has strictly banned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic “PM Narendra Modi” till the Lok Sabha elections.
The Election Commission ordered that till the Lok Sabha elections are over, the film will be remain banned.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had dismissed the petition seeking the ban on the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic ‘PM Narendra Modi’ on Tuesday. The court had said that the appropriate institution to solve the petitioner’s concern is the Election Commission, because it is a constitutional body and after the proclaimation of Code of Conduct , the ECI alone is the appropriate authority to take on Election related matters .
After this, the team of PM Narendra Modi’s Film on his Biopic on Tuesday thanked the judiciary for rejecting the petition demanding a ban on the release of the film by the Supreme Court. The court said that the appropriate institution to solve the petitioner’s concern is the Election Commission, which is a constitutional body. The Election Commission should decide whether a particular political party does not benefit from it during the election of the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections (Lok Sabha Elections 2019). Actor Vivek Oberoi, who played PM Modi in the film, praised the stand of the Supreme Court.
Earlier also, news was that the Election Commission is unlikely to stop the release of the biopic film made on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the issue can be left out at the CBFC’s discretion. Opposition parties including Congress claimed that the film will give unfair advantage to the BJP in the election and its release should be postponed till the end of the election.
The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to begin on April 11 and end on May 19.
On March 10, the Model Code of Conduct was implemented with the announcement of the election by the Election Commission of India. The Code emphasizes the need for providing uniform teams to all parties and candidates. There is an opinion in the Commission that the Central Board of Film Certification Board has the competent authority to decide on the matter. The film ‘PM Narendra Modi’ was scheduled to be released on April 5 a week before the first phase of voting.
