Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court has issued a strong direction to the State Election Commission and district election officials to remove all unauthorised banners, boards, flags and other campaign materials placed in public spaces across the state. The court said the increasing number of illegal installations during the election season cannot be allowed to continue.

Justice Devan Ramachandran made it clear that local bodies must clear these materials within two weeks. The responsibility for completing the task has been placed directly on the secretaries of local self government institutions. If the illegal items remain after the deadline, the secretaries will be held personally accountable.

The court also instructed the State Election Commission and district election officers

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