Animal rights activists have approached the Election Commission of India with an appeal to stop the use of elephants in campaigning by political parties. K. Sharma, country director, World Animal Protection India, said: “It has been brought to our attention that elephants are being rented out for election campaigning purposes. We are very concerned at this news. The reported use of elephants for political campaigning is totally unlawful and in violation of the Election Commission’s code of conduct. We would like this to stop.”

Source: The Hindu May 04, 2019 18:00 UTC