Old hoardings of Modi removed by EC official

Friday, October 26, 2007, 22:07 [IST]

Vadodara, Oct 26 (UNI) Over 1,682 old hoardings/posters, put up by the BJP in the city two years ago glorifying the achievements of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, have been removed in the last four days on orders of Election Commission official C J Patel.

These were removed from offices of District Development Officer, within the premises of State Transport building, Vadodara municipal corporation, zilla panchayat and guest houses, among others.

The cutouts and banners displayed the state chief minister's achievements.

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