Congress to spoof ‘Did You Know?’ slogan

Mumbai: Congress has decided to mock Shiv Sena’s new slogan ‘Did You Know?’ in a poster campaign.

Sanjay Nirupam, Congress Mumbai chief, claimed his party would come up with posters asking ‘did you know about the corruption in BMC?’ and ‘did you know a penguin died in Byculla Zoo?’ Meanwhile, Sena has claimed it would go to the Election Commission and file a complaint against Congress if facts are distorted.

Mr Nirupam said, “Its time for Shiv Sena to answer many questions regarding corruption in city. We will display the posters in city, asking ‘did you know a penguin died, did you know Marathi schools are closing down and did you know corruption of `9 thousand crores has taken place in the BMC?’

The Shiv Sena, which has recently launched the first phase of its poll campaign in the city, put up posters on various subjects across the city to inform citizens about the work done by the Sena-led BMC in last five years. Among some of the things that are highlighted are how constructing work of a dam took place in fastest time possible and how BMC schools are linked with video-conferencing facility. As this campaign is catching speed, opposition parties have started countering it.

Warning Mr Nirupam, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Sena, Anil Desai cited provisions in the Election Commission’s code of conduct. “The EC code clearly states that no party is allowed to distort information or sling mud against a rival party. If Congress put information that is not verified, we will lodge complaint in EC. We had gone to the EC against the NCP which tried the same thing.”