GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH
                                     DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION PUBLIC RELATIONS & PRINTING
                                                                        // NAHARLAGUN //

NO.IPR(PR)-86/2002                                                             Dated Naharlagun, the 21th  April, 2004.

                                                                      PRESS RELEASE

NAHARLAGUN:-     The Govt. has issued strictures on the use of Govt. Vehicles by the ministers for electioneering. The Election Observers deputed by the Election commission haven taken serious cognizance of unauthorized use of official vehicles by Ministers in their constituencies during the applicability of Model code of conduct. They have directed to seize the vehicles being used unauthorizedly by the Ministers in the constituencies.

 During the Model code of conduct, only Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and the Home Minister are allowed to use their official vehicle out side of the HQ i.e. Itanagar for security reasons. For the remaining ministers, they are permitted to use their vehicle only at HQ i.e. Itanagar, for commuting between office and residence. This is as per a press note issued from the Secretary, Transport, Itanagar.