Oath of voters should be there at poll booths
Bhopal: Election Commission has directed that oath of voters should be displayed necessarily at every polling booth for strong and healthy democracy. Voter’s oath should be displayed at voting compartment of polling booths. The commission has sent draft of this oath.Oath of voters is written this way-“We, the citizens of India, take oath keeping full faith in our democracy that we will maintain our country’s democratic traditions and vote without fear and without getting influenced by religion, caste, class, community, language and another enticement maintaining dignity of free, fair and peaceful elections”.
Video-conferencing held for 3rd phase of polls
Bhopal: A video-conferencing regarding 3rd phase of the lok Sabha elections in the State was held at CEO’s Office in the presence of Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind here on Wednesday. Officers of Election Commission and election officers of 10 lok Sabha constituencies took part in it. The commission informed about notification to be issued on March 29, process for receiving nominations, certificates and affidavits to be received with nominations. The commission also informed about disposal of Office of Profit and other complaints during electoral process. In the third phase, notification for elections in 18-Vidisha, 21-Vidisha, 22-Ujjain, 23-Mandsaur, 24-Ratlam, 25-Dhar, 26-Indore, 27-Khargone, 28-Khandwa and 29-Betul lok Sabha constituencies will be issued on March 29. last date for filing nominations is April 5, scrutiny April 7 and April 9 has been fixed as the last date for withdrawal of nominations.
ECI clarifies stand on AIDE UNDER PM, CM funds
Bhopal: Election Commission of India has clarified its stand on assistance given for treatment of serious diseases from Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. The commission has written to the States’ Chief Electoral Officers and Chief Secretaries in this regard. The commission said that Central and the State Governments provide assistance for treatment of serious diseases including cancer, heart surgery, kidney transplant etc. from PM and CM Relief Funds. Delay in this may endanger lives of patients. Keeping this in view, the commission has clarified that it has no objection to release of amounts for this purpose from Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Selection of patients eligible for this assistance should be made through a Government officer or head of private hospital under prescribed procedure.
Sensitive POll activities should be video-graphed
Bhopal: Election Commission of India has directed election officers that all political activities and sensitive events should be video-graphed necessarily. The commission has given similar instructions to election observers also. It has been said in directives that general and public meetings of major political leaders should be video-graphed to keep watch over election expenses of political parties and candidates. This will facilitate in assessing election expenses incurred on such rallies. The commission has directed to preserve CDs of such events’ video-graphy for reference. Referring to section 78 of the Representation of People Act, the commission said that candidates have to provide information about their election expenses to election officer. Besides, District Election Officers will also inspect election expenses accounts. According to commission, CDs can be important evidence during such inspections.
districts to deploy adequate video-graphers
Bhopal: Election Commission has directed Chief Electoral Officer and all district collectors & district election officers to deploy adequate number of video-graphers. Collectors should deploy video-graphers after assessing their necessity in districts. A check list should be chalked out as to when and how video-graphy will be done. Training should also be imparted to video-graphers. According to the commission no employee on election duty should remain deprived of casting his vote. Collectors have been asked to inform divisional commissioner and office of the Chief Electoral Officer as to how many video-graphers will be required on a particular occasion, how many will be available and how many will have to be requisitioned from outside.
Flying squads, SST intensify operations in MP
Bhopal: Flying squads and SST, after announcement for the lok Sabha elections in the State have intensified their operations, after receiving notification for its first second phase of elections. So far, flying squads have seized Rs 6 lakh 50 thousand cash. Police and other authorities have seized cash and other materials worth Rs 3 crore 7 lakh. During last 24 hours, Static Surveillance Team (SST) seized Rs 14 lakh 5 thousand from Shri Sudhir Gugliya in Jabalpur and deposited the same with the Assistant Treasury Officer. This cash was seized during a search operation of vehicles. So far, SST has seized Rs 16 lakh 5 thousand 740.Illicit liquor seized Excise Department seized 529 litre illicit country-made liquor in 213 raids on March 17 last. Cases have been registered against 96 persons of which 80 have been taken into custody. Meanwhile, 39 litre IMFl was also seized and 11 persons arrested.
Child Rights Commission bench on March 22
Bhopal: A special/joint bench of Madhya Pradesh Child Rights Protection Commission will be held on March 22, 2014 to dispose of complaints received by it. The bench will commence hearing at commission’s office in Narmada Bhavan from 12 noon. Commission’s Chairperson Smt. Usha Chaturvedi and members will dispose of the complaints.