hNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to stay the counting of votes for panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh.
The apex court also said no victory rallies shall be permitted during the counting, beginning on Sunday, or after the process is over.
The SC order came after the state election commission ensured that Covid-19 protocol will be strictly followed.
The State Election Commission (SEC) will fasten responsibility on gazetted officers for the observance of Covid-19 protocols at counting centres. Only authorised candidates or agents will visit counting centre, the apex court ordered.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Hrishikesh Roy asked the UP government whether it could identify a joint secretary level officer for each of the 800-odd counting centres to be made responsible for strict observance of Covid precaution protocol, which now includes mandatory antigen test.
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Deen Dayal Puraskar for facilities including water supply
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Deen Dayal Puraskar for facilities including water supply
An orchard, bitumen-topped road, improved drinking water supply, efficient waste collection among others were the achievements that made the Government of India sit up, take notice and finally award the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Sashaktikaran Puraskar to Muthugoundenpudur panchayat, near Sulur.
The panchayat with four habitations – Anna Nagar, Mudalipalayam, Kurumbapalayam and Muthugoundenpudur – was ahead of others for long but it progressed further after V.P. Kandhavel became president, said S. Kavitha, Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency.