SEC Places Curbs On Rallies, Public Meetings, Street Plays For Telangana Municipal Polls Apr 23, 2021, 15:04 IST
The State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday that Telangana s municipal elections would be held on April 30 as planned, but imposed additional restrictions on electioneering in view of the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the state.
From Thursday, rallies, public meetings, street plays, or any other form of campaigning will not be allowed from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., according to the SEC s latest order. Furthermore, the campaigning for the seven ULBs is going to end 72 hours before polling.
These decisions were taken after some political parties appealed to the SEC to postpone the elections, citing the increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the state.
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HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) plans to go ahead with the municipal elections on April 30th as scheduled. In the wake of an increase in corona cases, the government has yet to respond to the election commission s letter asking if the elections should be held as scheduled or postponed.
Telangana poll panel to go ahead with ULB elections
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Hyderabad, April 22 : The Telangana State Election Commission on Thursday made it clear that it will go ahead with the conduct of elections to two municipal corporations and five municipalities on April 30.
State Election Commissioner C. Partha Sarathi said the elections would be held as per the schedule already announced but with strict adherence to all Covid-19 regulations.
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‘Why is the government in a hurry to conduct these elections?’
Former Minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir has urged the Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) to postpone the elections to 7 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including Greater Warangal and Khammam Municipal corporations, in view of the worsening COVID pandemic situation.
In a letter to Election Commissioner C. Parathasarathi, he reminded that the State government has cancelled the SSC exams and promoted Intermediate First Year students while postponing the second year exams. COVID guidelines have also been revised to make them more stringent so as to prevent further spread of the virus among people. So why is the government in a hurry to conduct these elections, he asked.