{"id":3322,"date":"2026-10-06T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:30:26","slug":"no-campaigning-at-govt-offices-rest-houses-ahead-of-council-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=3322","title":{"rendered":"No Campaigning at Govt Offices, Rest Houses Ahead of Council Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PUNE :<\/strong> The Pune district administration has prohibited election campaigning and related political activities on the premises of government offices and government rest houses in view of the 2026 Maharashtra Legislative Council Graduates\u2019 and Teachers\u2019 Constituencies biennial election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pune District Collector and District Magistrate Jitendra Dudi issued the preventive order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, with the objective of ensuring a peaceful, free and fair election process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As per the order, political parties, contesting candidates, their representatives and supporters will not be allowed to hold processions, meetings, rallies, hunger strikes or election-related programmes within the premises of the Pune Collectorate, offices of Sub-Divisional Officers, Taluka Magistrate offices, other government and semi-government offices, and government rest houses across the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The restrictions also prohibit activities such as raising slogans, playing musical instruments, singing songs or conducting any form of election campaigning at these locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The order will remain in force across Pune district until October 31, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration has warned that anyone violating the order will be liable for penal action under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. 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