Election Commission Warns Against Crossing Red Line

“Bringing these guidelines to the notice of each star campaigner will be the responsibility of political parties. So we have put them on notice and we will presume knowledge of these guidelines. People were asking’ you issued so many notices last time, but did nothing’. That was a moral censor. Now we will go beyond. We will also look at the past and the history, and take a calibrated approach,” he added.

Some of the key guidelines are fostering a political discourse that inspires rather than divides and a key focus is on ensuring there are no hate speeches. Not making caste or religious appeals and not criticising “any aspect of private life” are also part of the advisory.