The Election Commission on Thursday dismissed hypothesis that the final three phases of meeting polls in West Bengal could possibly be clubbed in view of the surge in coronavirus instances within the nation. Since this morning, there was hypothesis within the media that the final three phases of the meeting elections on April 22, 26 and 29 could possibly be clubbed right into a single part.
“(There is) no such plan of clubbing phases,” an EC spokesperson in response to queries. There are strategies that some political events might elevate the difficulty at an all-party assembly known as by the chief electoral officer of West Bengal on Friday. The assembly has been known as to make sure that COVID-19 pointers issued by the EC are adhered to by political leaders throughout campaigning.
Amid the rising quantity of coronavirus instances, the EC had on April 9 flagged cases of star campaigners and leaders campaigning with out masks and warned that it’s going to not hesitate in banning occasions like rallies in case the COVID-19 pointers issued by it final yr should not adopted.
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