NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ( SC ) on Friday issued notices to the governments of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Telengana, as well as to the BJP, seeking their responses for allegedly violating its guidelines on public advertisements .

The SC's issuance of notices came after it agreed to hear a plea of Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) MLA Sanjeev Jha who alleged that BJP-ruled state governments are misusing public money by issuing advertisements promoting political personalities in violation of an SC order.

The court has also asked the BJP and the states to file their responses within four weeks.

