Five Ola, Uber cabs seized for violating model code of conduct in UP

EC team impounds cars for hosting election publicity material and image of a political party without permission; state sees 4,000 cases of code breach and over 1,500 FIRs

The Election Commission (EC) has seized five commercial taxis attached with cab aggregators Ola and Uber in Lucknow for violation of the model code of conduct (MCC), with the 2019 Lok Sabha polls underway.

A private or commercial vehicle is prohibited from displaying any election related publicity material without prior permission of the EC/district election officer.

Acting on a tipoff, the EC team found five taxis prominently displaying election publicity material and image of a political party. On inquiry, their drivers could not produce any permission or authorisation for the same and hence were