Punjab Assembly election results: EC withdraws blanket ban on victory processions
New Delhi, March 10: After taking stock of the Covid-19 situation in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand, the Election Commission of India has decided to relax the guidelines on victory processions during and after the counting and has withdrawn the banket ban on victory processions.
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An official statement by the Election Commission read, "The Election Commission of India had announced elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on January 8, 2022. Along with the announcement of the elections, the EC also issued Revised Broad Guidelines to regulate various aspects of elections, including victory processions during the period of Covid. During the period of elections as the Covid situation improved, the EC gradually relaxed the norms concerning electioneering in consultation with the Union Health Ministry and state governments."
Earlier on February 22, in view of the decline in Covid cases in poll-bound states, the Election Commission lifted the restriction of 50 per cent limit of the capacity of space during meetings and rallies of political parties and candidates.
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On February 6, the Election Commission of India granted relaxation for holding indoor and outdoor public meetings in the five poll-bound states while sticking with the ban on roadshows, rallies, processions, and 'padyatra'.
-PTC News
