District Electoral Officer conducts meeting with political parties at Ziro

Our Correspondent

Itanagar: A meeting of all the political party candidates and election agents with the District Electoral Officer (DEO) and General Observer for Lower Subansiri district was held on Thursday at Ziro, the district headquarters.

Chairing the meeting, DEO Chukhu Takar urged the candidates to abide by all the provisions under Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and expressed hope that the ensuing elections would be free and fair void of any violence, an official communique informed.

General Observer for the district, Shanavas S while highlighting the guidelines under MCC, requested for intimation of any worry lists pertaining to the elections to the DEO, office immediately for redressal. He further directed for wide circulation of the numbers of the complaint registry and monitoring room/control room and the toll free complaint number.

Taking note of usage of loudspeakers, etc., for campaigning purpose, he informed that the speakers should not be used from 10 pm to 6 am.

“It should not be used near schools and hospitals. The usage of loudspeakers should be completely banned 48 hrs prior to voting,” he added.

He further called for strict adherence to the Property Defacement Act and to ensure that no handouts or any print publicity materials that incites religious sentiments is circulated.

He also requested the political parties to ensure minimum usage of plastic materials in all party rallies and programs.

“Any violation of MCC shall be viewed very seriously and reported to ECI for further action,” he added. Among others, the meeting was attended by SP Dr Hemanat Tiwari, ROs of Yachuli and Ziro Hapoli constituencies, administrative officers and representatives of the candidates, the communique added.

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