<p>Chandrapur: A forest department staffer in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra has been suspended for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by keeping a WhatsApp status message that raised question marks over the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), an official said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The action was taken against Shivshankar More, posted at Pandhrakawda, said Chandrapur Collector and District Returning Officer Vinay Gowda said.</p>.<p>Assistant Election Officer at Arni, which falls under the Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency, in a letter to Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife) Pandharkawda, said they received a complaint against More saying he breached the model code of conduct by keeping a (WhatsApp) status on his mobile, which raised suspicion over the efficacy of EVMs and created confusion in the mind of the people.</p>.Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Trivia: Animal encounters, praying to ballot boxes, and a candidate named Christ: Quirky anecdotes from '57 general polls.<p>'Such kind of behaviour is not expected from a government employee and it is a breach of model code of conduct,' the letter said.</p>.<p>The concerned employee has been suspended in this connection and a case has been registered in this regard, Gowda said.</p>.<p>Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will be held in five phases starting April 19.</p>
<p>Chandrapur: A forest department staffer in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra has been suspended for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by keeping a WhatsApp status message that raised question marks over the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), an official said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The action was taken against Shivshankar More, posted at Pandhrakawda, said Chandrapur Collector and District Returning Officer Vinay Gowda said.</p>.<p>Assistant Election Officer at Arni, which falls under the Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency, in a letter to Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife) Pandharkawda, said they received a complaint against More saying he breached the model code of conduct by keeping a (WhatsApp) status on his mobile, which raised suspicion over the efficacy of EVMs and created confusion in the mind of the people.</p>.Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Trivia: Animal encounters, praying to ballot boxes, and a candidate named Christ: Quirky anecdotes from '57 general polls.<p>'Such kind of behaviour is not expected from a government employee and it is a breach of model code of conduct,' the letter said.</p>.<p>The concerned employee has been suspended in this connection and a case has been registered in this regard, Gowda said.</p>.<p>Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will be held in five phases starting April 19.</p>