EC asks petrol pumps to remove hoardings, advertisements with PM Modi's photos in 72 hours EC's order has come after a delegation of TMC leaders alleged that the use of Modi's photo on advertisements of various central schemes and COVID-19 vaccination certificates are violating the model code of conduct BusinessToday.In | March 4, 2021 | Updated 08:32 IST The EC has decided to use vehicles having GPS-based applications on polling days to monitor the movement of sector officers and to communicate with them The Election Commission has directed all petrol pumps to remove hoardings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in poll-bound West Bengal within 72 hours. Besides, the poll body has asked retail fuel pumps to remove advertisements of the central scheme as they violated the model code of conduct.