Election Commission bans all victory processions on result day amid Covid-19 surge
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned all victory processions on or after the result day on May 2, newsagency ANI reported. The ECI’s determination comes amidst spiralling Covid-19 circumstances within the nation. Results of Assembly elections held in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will likely be introduced on May 2.
Earlier on Monday, the Madras High Court warned that it’ll cease the counting scheduled on May 2 if the fee doesn’t put in place a blueprint of a plan to make sure following of Covid protocol on the counting day and held it answerable for the Covid surge.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noticed, “Public health is of paramount importance and it is distressing that constitutional authorities have to be reminded in such regard. It is only when a citizen survives that he will be able to enjoy the rights that a democratic republic guarantees.”Â
The Chief Justice informed the EC’s counsel that “your institution is singularly responsible for the second wave of Covid-19” and went to the extent of orally saying “your officers should be booked on murder charges probably.” The HC noticed that EC didn’t implement Covid norms throughout election campaigning regardless of court docket orders. “Were you on another planet when the election rallies were held?”.Â
