Notices have been served to Maharashtra Assembly election candidates of Congress, NCP, BJP, Shiv sena, RPI, Shivsangram, MNS as well as independents following a directive issued by Election Officer S P Singh.
The candidates have been asked to file a clarification in the next 48 hours on why "similar" news stories should not be considered advertisements and expenditure incurred in getting them published must not be included as their election expenses.