MP: PhonePe warns Congress towards use of its title and emblem
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Online funds platform PhonePe has protested using its title and emblem on posters attacking Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan within the midst of a fierce poster battle between the governing Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress within the election-bound state. Additionally, the enterprise threatened authorized motion and urged the celebration to take away the posters.
The first posters referring to Kamal Nath, the president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, as “Corruption Nath” and “Wanted” appeared in Bhopal on June 23. They included QR codes and said that he’s wanted in numerous frauds within the state. They learn, “Scam se bachne ke liye scan kare (scan to prevent scams).”
Later on that day, rival posters attacking Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan appeared on many metropolis partitions. Videos of the identical that appeared in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Sehore, Rewa, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Bhind, Balaghat, Budhni, and different locations have been shared on Twitter by the state unit of the Congress. The incumbent chief minister represents Budhni within the meeting.
Hindi-language posters that includes his picture and a QR code learn, “50% laao, PhonePe kaam karao (pay 50% commission to get your work done over phone)”.
कटनी रेलवे स्टेशन पर शिवराज का भ्रष्टाचार
50% लाओ, फ़ोन पे काम कराओ
मध्यप्रदेश की जनता जानती है,
50% कमीशनखोरों को पहचानती है। pic.twitter.com/N3vXwqtY4A
— MP Congress (@INCMP) June 26, 2023
PhonePe “objected to the unauthorized usage of its brand logo by any third party, whether political or non-political.” It added that any unauthorized use of the emblem would invite “legal action” and demanded Congress take down the posters.
The PhonePe emblem is a registered trademark of our firm and any unauthorized use of PhonePe’s mental property rights will invite authorized motion. We humbly request @INCMP to take away the posters and banners that includes our model emblem and color 🙏.
— PhonePe (@PhonePe) June 26, 2023
BJP’s response to the posters
Narottam Mishra, the house minister of Madhya Pradesh and a outstanding chief of the celebration, claimed that the Congress was taking part in “dirty politics” after the posters have been plastered throughout a number of places within the state.
He additional denied that the BJP was behind the creation or distribution of posters charging senior Congressman Kamal Nath with corruption. He asserted, “BJP practises clean politics and does not engage in dirty tricks like Congress.”
He proclaimed, “The public knows that you (Congress) are blaming others to hide your corruption. FIR has been registered in Burhanpur, Chhindwara, and will take action against it.” The Congress had beforehand introduced that the Shivraj Singh Chouhan posters have been retribution for the Kamal Nath posters.
#WATCH | The soiled politics of Congress has come to the fore. Nothing to say after the ‘Phonepe’ tweet. The public is aware of that you’re blaming others to cover your corruption. FIR has been registered in Burhanpur, Chhindwara and can take motion towards it: Madhya Pradesh Home… https://t.co/ILXUFhjpEL pic.twitter.com/Eo6blo7C1G
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 29, 2023
In the meantime, a BJP member from Gwalior has contacted the native police concerning a Shivraj Singh Chouhan poster that has been painted on the partitions near the town’s practice station. Rajesh Singh Chandel, Superintended of Police, Gwalior knowledgeable, “A BJP worker has given a complaint that his party is being defamed, and based on that a case has been registered against an unknown person and an investigation is underway.”
Madhya Pradesh | | ‘PhonePe CM’ posters that includes CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan pasted on the partitions close to Gwalior railway station
A BJP employee has given a grievance that his celebration is being defamed and primarily based on {that a} case has been registered towards an unknown individual and investigation… pic.twitter.com/SOxzrFfFbM
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 29, 2023
Notably, elections for the 230 seats within the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly are anticipated to happen in or earlier than November of this 12 months.
