Election Commission seeks suggestions from political parties on poll campaign, public meetings amid COVID-19
New Delhi: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday (July 17) invited options from nationwide and regional political events on how you can conduct election campaigns, public dialogue, or public conferences in view of COVID-18 pandemic. The final date for sharing options is July 31.
The authorities has put a ban on public gatherings, political rallies, and conferences within the wake of coronavirus. The order was issued to include the unfold of COVID-19 an infection.
The Election Commission, nonetheless, sought options from all political events on how you can have programmes like political rallies and public dialogues as elections are slated for Bihar Assembly and Panchayat elections in a number of states.
Meanwhile, Opposition events at this time introduced a memorandum to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora to reassess conducting the Bihar Assembly elections.
A complete of 9 events took half within the assembly together with, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPIML), Indian National Congress (INC), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD), Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and Communist Party of India (CPI).
The digital assembly with Election Commission, which lasted an hour, was presided over by Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners, and different officers.
Opposition events additionally opposed digital campaigning whereas demanding the traditional mode of campaigning that typically takes place in each election. They appealed to CEC Arora to make sure `substantial public participation and stage taking part in area in 2020 Bihar polls.`
The memorandum mentioned, “People expect the Commission to ensure and satisfy the people that the entire poll exercise does not become a super spreader event.”
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