While responding to the notice slapped by the district election officer for violation of model code of conduct, the Congress mayor Anita Sharma has stated in  writing to the assistant returning officer that she had not  been aware of any violation of  the model code of conduct.

At the same time, she has demanded action against the BJP councillors who had protested against the mayor and presented evidences of the BJP protest  to the officer.

Notably, on March 14  when Sharma moved around the city  on an e-rickshaw with her name on a flex pasted on the sides of the vehicle,  the video of her riding the e- rickshaw had gone viral on the social media with BJP chipping in to slam the mayor.  Following this, the assistant returning officer had slapped a notice on  her on  March 16, asking her to respond by 18 March with valid reasons as to whether she had violated the model code of conduct enforced for the April 11 Lok Sabha poll. As she had failed to give her response by the stipulated time, the returning officer had sent her a reminder.  It is learnt that the mayor   waited for nearly two hours at the city magistrate’s office to meet the returning officer.  Thereafter, the mayor left  a written response on his desk.

Queried over the matter,  the city assistant turning officer Jagdish Lal said "It is not a necessity to submit the response to a show cause notice to the officer concerned. The   response can be submitted to the office. As far as  the sloganeering by the BJP councillor is concerned,  we would take action if we receive  the complaint  supported by evidences.”