24 August 2024 09:27 am Views - 351
He told a news conference at the Government Information Department that as per the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act, all the candidates including the winning candidate is bound to submit the campaign financing report and his or her position and civic rights will be scrapped after legal process if they failed to do so. \
Explaining the provisions in the Act, he said the lawsuit will be filed by the police through the Attorney General if fake information was provided or failure to submit the report within 21 days post the election.
He said the Election Commission (EC) has set a cap on campaign expenditure at Rs. 109 per voter.
Responding to a question, he said Ministry secretaries must take responsibility for misuse of public property in the election campaign and that they need to ensure that such practices do not take place.