Andhra government moves HC against SEC s decision to hold gram panchayat polls
The ruling YSR Congress alleged that the SEC is dancing to the tunes of Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu.
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VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Saturday moved a house motion petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging the State Election Commissioner releasing the schedule for panchayat elections and sought a stay on the election proceedings. The High Court will take up the petition for hearing on Monday. On Friday, State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar had released the schedule for panchayat elections. According to the SEC, the election process will commence on January 23. The elections will be held in four phases from February 5 to 17.