Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the Bharatiya Janata Party 'is not in favour of suspension of publication of Saamana newspaper during election days' but the party has objections to certain content published in it.

After a BJP functionary wrote to the State Election Commission demanding ban on publication of Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana on three days, Sena president Uddhav Thackeray had compared the situation to 'Emergency'.

State BJP spokesperson Shweta Shalini had said in a letter to SEC that 'publishing content or undertaking publicity campaign (of parties and candidates) two days before polling date' is prohibited, so publication of Saamana should be banned on February 16, 20 and 21.

Asked about his views on the issue, Fadnavis said, "During the first phase of voting (for Zilla Parishad polls) held on February 16, an objectionable content was published in Saamana newspaper. We object to such content as it violates the (model) code of conduct. And our demand to the SEC has been not to allow Saamana to publish such content on the day of polling."

"The BJP is not in favour of suspension of publication of Saamana newspaper during election days," the CM said.

Meanwhile, sources close to Fadnavis said, the CM has expressed his disappointment over the letter sent to SEC, as it 'dented' the party's image.

They also claimed that not all the advertisement and communication content of the party for the polls was approved by Fadnavis.