Wednesday, April 09, 2014

AirAsia India case: MoCA writes to EC quashing BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's demand for blocking AOP

Mumbai: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has written to the Election Commission (EC), quashing BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's demand to not issue the Air Operator's Permit (AOP) to AirAsia India till completion of the ongoing electoral code of conduct.
The ministry, in a letter to the EC, said that the application of AirAsia India was submitted before the commencement of the electoral code of conduct.
A copy of the letter has been reviewed by FE. The electoral code of conduct is a set of rules which includes various guidelines on the code of conduct for political parties before and during the elections, which include barring government from taking any policy decision that can influence the voters after the announcement of the election date.
08/04/14 Rhik Kundu/Financial Express
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