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TV serials peddling govt schemes? EC wants political content vetted Election officials in Maharashtra directed producers of television serials Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai and Tujhse Hai Raabta to remove content that was deemed to benefit prospects of a political party Elections : Race authorities in Maharashtra have solicited generation houses from two Hindi TV serials blamed for embracing the BJP-drove government’s plans to get ‘politically compelling’ content verified with them before it is broadcast. The substance broadcast was a reasonable infringement of the model race code, an authority said. Maharashtra’s extra boss appointive officer Dilip Shinde, in a request issued on Monday stated, “The generation houses ought to get politically persuasive substance checked from race authorities before utilizing it in their serials.” The Congress had taken protest to characters in the two TV serials applauding government plans like Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Swacch Bharat Abhi...