Punjab Leader Minister Asks For Election To Be Moved Again 6 Days
Charanjit Singh Channi suggested the date to moved as a result of the delivery anniversary of Guru Ravidas.
Chandigarh:
Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has suggested the Election Fee of India to put off the February 14 meeting polls by way of six days in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti.
Balloting for Punjab’s 117 meeting seats is ready to be hung on February 14 and the counting of votes will happen on March 10.
In a letter to Leader Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, Mr Channi wrote that it used to be delivered to his realize by way of some representatives of the Scheduled Castes group, which contributes round 32 consistent with cent of the state’s inhabitants, that the delivery anniversary of Guru Ravidas falls on February 16.
“In this instance, a lot of SC (Scheduled Caste) devotees (about 20 lakh) from the state are prone to seek advice from Banaras in Uttar Pradesh from February 10 to 16,” Mr Channi wrote.
“In this type of scenario, many of us from this group would no longer be capable to forged their votes for the state meeting, which is in a different way their constitutional proper,” he stated within the letter dated January 13.
“They’ve asked that the balloting date could also be prolonged in this type of approach that they may be able to seek advice from Banaras from February 10 to February 16 as additionally take part within the meeting elections,” he stated.
Mr Channi stated, “It is regarded as truthful and suitable that the balloting for Punjab meeting elections 2022, could also be postponed for no less than six days, enabling about 20 lakh folks to utilise their proper to vote for the state legislative meeting.”
Previous, Bahujan Samaj Party’s Punjab leader Jasvir Singh Garhi had additionally requested the Election Fee to reschedule polls from February 14 to February 20.
