The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sunil Kujur informed that the report which the Election Commission had sought over calling of TV artist by the a minister Brijmohan Agrawal during Dussehra festival at Rawanbhata ground is ready and would be sent to Election Commission of India in a day or two.
Notably Raipur Mayor Kiranmayee Nayak had registered complaint with the office of CEO terming the calling of TV stars are breach of Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The CEO was addressing a press conference on Monday.
The CEO Kujur, however, denied disclosing the findings in the report. To a quarry about demand for changing the polling date of second phase of election, Kujur told reporters that they had received such demand. Since November 19 is the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Congress leader Indira Gandhi, some political parties are demanding to change the polling date, Kujur said and added that final decision in this connection would be taken by Election Commission of India.
He further informed that the state election commission has received several complaints about obstructing of many routine matters like approval of house construction plans in local municipalities in the name of model code of conducted enforced. CEO said that all District Collectors and Municipal officials have been directed not to stop routine works that are not related with election.
The CEO further informed that candidate belonging to general category will have to deposit Rs 10,000 during filing of nomination while candidates of reserve category will have to deposit Rs 5,000. Further if a candidate belonging to reserve category wants to contest election from unreserved constituency then also he will have to submit Rs 5,000 only, the CEO maintained.