All Parties In Favour Of Holding UP Polls On Time Following Covid Protocol: EC
Luckhnow, Dec 30: Addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Thursday, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that there would be no delay in conducting the upcoming assembly polls in the state. “Representatives of all political parties met us and told us that elections should be conducted on time following all Covid- 19 protocols,” he said.
People over the age of 80, those with disabilities, and those affected by Covid will be able to vote from home, Chandra added.
On Wednesday, The EC delegation, which arrived here on Tuesday, met district magistrates, police chiefs, commissioners, IGs, DIGs and other officials and reviewed the preparations for the upcoming polls to ensure free and fair elections.
Meanwhile, Kanpur police on Wednesday arrested five SP workers for allegedly indulging in rioting and criminal conspiracy to disturb peace during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Kanpur visit earlier this week.
Taking a dig at Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday said that if there was SP or BSP govt, then all the money meant for public welfare would have gone into their personal bank accounts.
Speaking at a rally in Farrukhabad, Adityanath said, “We’re giving free COVID19 vaccines to all and free ration to the poor. This is what happens when there is a good government. If there was SP or BSP govt, then all the money meant for public welfare would have gone into their personal accounts.”
