The petitioner sought directions to ensure that dissemination of results of opinion and and exit polls were not violated.
Allahabad: A PIL was filed in the Allahabad High Court on Monday seeking directions to the Election Commission and Uttar Pradesh officials to ensure that restrictions on publication and dissemination of results of opinion and exit polls were not violated.
The PIL was filed by advocate Syed Mohd Fazal. On January 12 this year, the EC had restrained all news channels and newspapers from disseminating opinion and exit poll results till the seven-phase voting was over in the state.
The petitioner sought directions to the EC and UP officials to ensure that restrictions on publication and dissemination of results of opinion and exit polls were not violated. The PIL is likely to come up for hearing on Wednesday.
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