Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Rajeev Ranjan on Tuesday said that the use of the loudspeaker will be prohibited from 10 pm to 6 am.
During this duration, there will be ban on the bulk SMS and door-to-door campaign in Lok Sabha polls, he said during the review meeting of the election preparations with all the District Electoral Officers through video conferencing, here.
He said that voting for Lok Sabha elections will be held in Haryana on May 12. Therefore, during the election duties, all the returning officers and assistant Returning Officers will ensure to keep their mobile phones active so that the complaints on the c-Vigil app can be redressed promptly.
Taking the feedback about DSC, Logical Data, he said that all the officers should give special training to the sector officials of their respective districts.
He directed all the Deputy Commissioners not to assign double duty of any employee during elections.
The Chief Electoral Officer also sought information from all deputy commissioners about the removal of posters and hoardings in 72 hours.
He also directed that special attention should be paid to distilleries in districts. He also asked the officers to pay special attention on the sale and supply of liquor during the elections. A separate committee should be constituted for monitoring this work, which would time to time inspect the sale and supply of liquor, Ranjan said.
He directed the officers to get the weapons of all license holders deposited expeditiously.
He said that all Assistant Returning Officer (ARO), sector magistrates, supervisors and polling officers of the district should be given training. The polling centers should be inspected and ensured that all the necessary amenities are being provided there.
He added that the NCC and NSS youth should be made volunteers in the elections so as to take their support in the polling.
Similarly, as per the needs of visually impaired and divyangs, a member of his or her family should assist them for casting their vote easily.
All the booths would be monitored with CCTV cameras. ‘You are under Surveillance’ should be written at each Polling Station.
Apart from the officers and employees appointed at the polling station, the activities of other officers visiting there would also be recorded in the camera which would be monitored by the Commission, he said.
He added that micro observers should be appointed on every location in all districts and their complete details along with mobile numbers should be uploaded on the Commission's website.