INDORE: Tiles embossed with photos of PM Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan are being removed from PM Awas Yojana (PMAY) houses in Jhabua’s Petlawad area after Congress objected to them.On September 19, the state government had told the MP high court that these tiles would not be installed in any PMAY house. The HC had then ordered that the tiles be removed within three months.According to government officials, 234 PMAY houses were built in Petlawad and each had a 45cmx60cm tile, bearing the slogan ‘Sabka Apna Ghar Ho Apna’ and photos of the PM and CM, on the doorway. A similar tile was installed in the kitchen. Local bodies were directed in April to install them in every house. But with last month’s court order, the process of their removal began. And then the model code came into force.Congress workers complained to the Election Commission that the tiles were a violation of the code, leading the collector to have them removed on priority basis. “We have taken action according to the mandate of the model code of conduct,” Jhabua collector Ashish Saxena said. Some house-owners have also pasted newspapers over the tiles to hide them.

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