J&K elections: Election Commission stops release of PDP poll manifesto

Jammu: In an overnight decision, the Election Commission has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from releasing its election manifesto on Monday.

In a communication addressed to the PDP, the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) said that since campaigning for the first phase of the state assembly elections ended on Sunday evening, the PDP cannot release its poll manifesto on Monday.

PDP had announced on Sunday evening that it would release its election manifesto in Srinagar on Monday.

Election Commission sources said that the manifesto can, however, be released on November 26 after polling for the first phase ends on Tuesday evening.