Kozhikode (Kerala), April 3 The Election Commission has issued a notice to LDF convener T P Ramakrishnan, who is contesting from the Perambra assembly seat, seeking an explanation regarding a recorded announcement broadcast from a campaign vehicle of the Left front.
A senior official from the District Collectorate here confirmed that the Returning Officer had issued the notice to the LDF convener.
Following this, Ramakrishnan told a TV channel that the LDF does not agree with the announcement and has not authorised any such recorded message.
He said that the UDF has filed a complaint, "so let it be investigated".
The LDF convener said that the front has only highlighted the development work carried out by it in the constituency and the state.
On the other hand, UDF candidate Fathima Thahiliya said that a complaint for violation of the Model Code of Conduct has been lodged with the EC and welcomed the action taken by the poll panel on it.
She claimed that since it was a recorded announcement which was played from the campaign vehicle of the LDF, "it was a pre-planned move".
"Let it be investigated. We want an FIR to be registered," she said.
Thahiliya, who has been fielded by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), also contended that it was clear from visuals of the recorded announcement being played that the vehicle was part of the LDF campaign.
"So, it cannot be brushed aside as a simple matter," she said.
The recorded announcement reportedly said that the IUML, a key constituent of the Congress-led UDF, was running a communal campaign to seek votes for Thahiliya.