A delegation of BJP leaders met Deputy Election Commissioner Sudhir Tripathi in the city on Tuesday and handed over a set of demands as well as complaints to him.
The delegation members told the Deputy Election Commissioner that the suspension of Vishwakarma Accident Insurance Scheme, Sanjeevani Scheme, Maternity Scheme, Health Insurance Scheme and the ban on distribution of health smart cards in view of the lok Sabha polls was not a right step.
The members demanded that the there should not be any ban on the operation of social security schemes. They also told Tripathi that the EC guidelines for social media campaigns are unclear which is causing confusion among the candidates.
The members also apprised the Deputy Election Commissioner regarding the difficulties being encountered by the party’s lok Sabha candidate in Bastar in the context of the submission of statements of accounts for poll expenditure.
They demanded that the submission of statement of accounts for poll expenditure in Bastar may be allowed at a single place. The members also complained that the EC had not been offering permission for use of vehicles by the party for carrying poll campaign materials in Bastar.