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Post by Seva Lamberdar Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:09 pm

BAREILLY: The model code of conduct has dealt a blow to the burgeoning sale of " Narendra Modi sarees" in Pilibhit.

The district administration stopped the sale of the cotton sarees, packed in boxes featuring the image of the BJP's prime ministerial candidate alongside a party slogan, on Thursday.

"This (the use of wrappers and packets promoting Narendra Modi's candidature) cannot be allowed," said Om Narayan Singh, the Pilibhit district magistrate (DM). "You are free to conduct your business but you cannot, at the same time, campaign in favour of a particular party or candidate. We have issued strict directions to the shop owners to desist from selling the sarees in the Modi wrapper."

The sarees, priced between Rs 250 and Rs 700, can be sold only after the controversial wrappers are removed, the DM added.

Talking to TOI, Kaushal Kishore, a shop owner, said, "The sarees come from Surat. Maybe the manufacturer is a big Modi fan, which may be the reason why he has pasted the photo of the BJP leader on the packets."

Kishore added that the consignment of Modi sarees have been arriving since January but sales have shot up after the election dates were announced.

Meanwhile, Maneka Gandhi, the likely BJP candidate from Pilibhit, addressed more than 32 meetings during her two-day stay in the city.

Launching a scathing attack on the UPA government at the Centre, she said that corruption, price rise and economic inequality had reached an all-time high. The need of the hour was to vote for Narendra Modi and ensure a BJP victory, she said.

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