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Govt says it seeks Sonia's nod for ads
May 04, 2014
A central directorate has said government advertisements are "approved' by the United Progressive Alliance chairperson's office besides that of the prime minister, prompting the Opposition to cite this as evidence of its claim that Sonia Gandhi was involved in the government's day-to-day running, the
Telegraph reports.
In reply to an Right To Information question, the directorate of audio visual publicity, which functions under the Union
information and broadcasting ministry, said, DAVP is the nodal agency
of the Government of India and releases advertisements to the
newspapers/periodicals on behalf of various ministries/departments. The
designs of the advertisements are sent by the concerned client
ministries/departments after due approval from the PMO and the office of
the UPA chairperson.
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RTI activist P.G. Sunil Kumar, who hails from Keralas Ernakulam district, had sought the information.
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