According to the statement, the NEC chief MD had sent an application to the SEC to allow the chief minister, Nagaland education minister, Mizoram education minister and MLA and former Mizoram education minister Dr R Lalthangliana to address the function as per schedule. However, the SEC rejected the request on grounds that there could be violations of the election model code of conduct.
However, since local newspapers carried the scheduled programme today indicating that the company intended to go ahead with its scheduled programme, the SEC issued the notification today itself. Reacting to the government official statement, NEC chief MD Royte denied any attempt to defy the SEC s order. When I received the SEC s letter around 1800 hours on Wednesday, my publicity department had already sent the programme for publication to the newspapers which I did not realise until later. My company has no intention to defy the SEC s order.