Will the Election Commission’s move to ban posters and buntings seriously affect campaigning of political parties in the coming Assembly elections in the State? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue.
While some feel that the ban would take the zing out of electioneering, most readers welcome EC’s move. Notwithstanding the ostentatious display that deface a city’s environs, they feel that posters do little service to voters’ decision-making. Besides, they feel that campaigners can opt for other channels of publicity.
