Lucknow: Counting of votes for the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh will be held on Sunday because the Supreme Court on Saturday refused to keep the method. The State Election Commission (SEC) stated that the candidates and their brokers will be allowed to enter the counting centres provided that they’ve examined destructive for COVID-19 within the 48 hours prior to the graduation of the counting course of or taken each doses of the vaccine.
In a particular pressing listening to on a vacation, a bench of justices AM Khanwilkar and Hrishikesh Roy handed the order after taking notice of a number of notifications and assurances of the SEC that the COVID-19 protocols will be adopted in any respect the 829 counting centres.
The Supreme Court’s route got here on a plea in search of a route for observance of COVID-19 protocols throughout the counting of votes.
The apex courtroom directed that there’ll be a strict curfew in your complete state until Tuesday morning and no victory rallies will be permitted, asking the SEC to repair the accountability for observance of COVID-19 protocols on the counting centres on gazetted officers.
The SC directed the ballot panel to protect the CCTV footage of the counting centres until the Allahabad High Court concludes its hearings on the associated petitions earlier than it.
It additionally ordered that the federal government officers, candidates and their brokers may have to produce RT-PCR take a look at reviews to present that they’re COVID-19 destructive earlier than getting into the counting centres.
UP’s Chief Secretary RK Tiwari held talks with trainer unions and the latter withdrew a name to their members to boycott the counting of votes. They positioned a 10-point demand earlier than the federal government and following assurances from the latter that the calls for will be met, determined to participate within the counting course of, an announcement stated.
In a letter dated April 29, the Uttar Pradesh Prathmik Shikshak Sangh (UPPSS) addressed to the chief minister and the state election commissioner, and stated if the counting of votes on May 2 was not cancelled, the academics will boycott ballot responsibility.
