Election To two Maharashtra Gram Panchayats Cancelled Over Publish-Auctioning
Polling in two Gram Panchayats in Nashik and Nandurbar districts have been cancelled. (Representational)
Mumbai:
The State Election Fee has cancelled polling in two Gram Panchayats in Nashik and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra, after it gained proof of public auctioning of the posts of sarpanch and individuals of the native governing our bodies, an reliable mentioned on Wednesday.
State Election Commissioner UPS Madan has made the announcement two days ahead of the Gram Panchayat polls, which might be scheduled to be hung on January 15.
Consistent with an reliable remark, there have been experiences of public auctioning of the posts of sarpanch and individuals of Umrane and Khondamali Gram Panchayats in Nashik and Nandurbar districts respectively, and the SEC had gained lawsuits about it.
“The fee took the verdict of cancelling the ballot procedure there, after learning the experiences from district creditors, ballot observers, sub-divisional officials and tehsildars and paperwork and video tapes,” the remark mentioned.
The SEC has steered the district creditors and police superintendents to take prison motion in opposition to folks involved as according to phase 171 (C) of the Indian Penal Code or different rules, the remark mentioned.
