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Observers will face action for laxity in duty : CEC
By IANS |
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Wed, Mar 3 2021 21:21 IST |
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Kolkata: Chief Election commissioner, Election Commission of India, Sunil Arora at a press conference ahead of Assembly election in Kolkata on Jan 22, 2021 . (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 3 : Ahead of Assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory in March-April, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday warned of strict action against the observers in case of lax in performing duties .
The Commissioner said that the Election Commission will take swift action against such election observers, giving them instruction that willful lapses will not be tolerated .
TMC MP Derek O'Brien also urged the chief election commissioner to stop PM Modi from taking “unfair advantage and undue publicity at taxpayer’s cost during the conduct of elections.”
JD(U)-RJD rift widens ahead of Bengal polls
By IANS| Published: 1st March 2021 4:45 am IST
Patna, Feb 28 : Differences have emerged between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Janata Dal (United) in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal beginning March 27.
Elections for the West Bengal Assembly will be held in eight phases, up from seven last time, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said while announcing the poll schedule on Friday.
JD(U) leader and Bengal in-charge Ghulam Rasool Balyawi lashed out at RJD after it claimed that the JD(U)’s Bengal wing will soon merge with the party.