The poll panel s order came after it found out about such celebrations by the followers of some political parties in some states despite the commission s two orders issued last month and one on Sunday to ban such activities to avoid Covid spread.The
On Sunday evening, a Trinamool delegation led by its Rajya Sabha MP Derek O Brien, former Mayor Firhad Hakim, MP Kalyan Banerjee and Atin Ghosh met CEO Ariz Aftab and submitted a letter demanding recounting of votes. In t
Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta during a meeting in Guwahati on Saturday
GUWAHATI: Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, a day ahead of the counting of votes, urged all leaders and members of political parties to adhere to the Election Commission guidelines regarding ban on celebrations and victory march on Sunday.
As Assam grapples a second wave of the pandemic with over 3,000 new cases being added every day, the state government has banned victory rallies across the state on Sunday, during the whole day on Sunday, when results of the assembly elections will be declared.
The state government has released two separate notifications in this regard. The night curfew across the state remains in place.