No poll campaign between 7 pm-10 am, election silence extended from 48 to 72 hours in staying Bengal levels
Polling officials holding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMS) as well as other products to a polling center, before 5th stage of West Bengal Assembly Polls, amid rise in Covid-19 instances around the world.
Because associated with pandemic, the Election Commission (EC) features curtailed the timing of promotion as much as 7 PM. In addition said there shall never be any promotion between 7 PM and 10 was on campaign day. The silence duration extended from 48 hours to 72 hours in all the continuing to be three levels in West Bengal.
“Candidates and governmental parties shall ensure absolute, repeat absolute, adherence to Covid recommendations in page and character. Violations, if any will be sternly handled and action, including criminal action, taken as per extant appropriate framework,” Election Commission said.
“It will probably be the obligation of organisers of public meetings, rallies, an such like to offer masks and sanitisers to each and every individual going to these conferences, rallies, etc at their price which will be included and counted within restrictions of recommended expenditure,” Election Commission included.
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“Star campaigners/political leaders/candidates/aspiring policymakers shall show by their personal example & push all followers at starting of campaigning to put on mask, use sanitisers & keep personal distance & applied these types of crowd control steps as required,” the poll human body said.
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Posted at Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:39:21 +0000
