Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi is arriving in Dehradun on Wednesday along with a team on a two-day visit of the poll-bound Uttarakhand. It is learnt that they would meet the leaders of several political parties. They would brief the media on Thursday.
However, the main purpose of the CEC's visit is to kick-start the two-day State electoral mahotsav to be held at Parade Ground on Wednesday. The State nodal officer (information) Nitin Upadhyay informed this through a press note issued on Tuesday.
The team members would interact with political parties between 1.15 pm and 2.15 pm on Wednesday. This would be followed by the team meeting the State's chief electoral officer and the nodal police officers between 3.15 pm and 4.30 pm. The CEO is scheduled to apprise the CEC and others of the blueprint of the preparations for the upcoming election.
The State electoral mahotsav would be inaugurated any time after their meeting with the CEO. This would be followed by them meeting the nodal officers of income tax, excise, transport, public works department, power and others between 6.30pm and 7.30 pm.
On Thursday, they would meet the district magistrates/district election officers and superintendents of police around 10 am. later, they would meet the Chief Secretary and DGP between 1.30 pm and 2 pm. They would interact with the media persons between 3.15 pm to 4 pm following which they would leave for Delhi.