Officials who refuse to join election duty to be arrested
Special Correspondent
Bengaluru, May 02, 2018 00:00 IST
The Election Commission, which is struggling to bring together the number of employees required for election duty, on Tuesday said that those officials who refuse to join duty would be arrested and action taken against them.
The threat came after it found several officials, especially in urban areas, showing reluctance to join electoral work. In Bengaluru alone, 1,500 cases of officials skipping election duty has been reported and they have been warned.
‘Mostly in Bengaluru’
“We will take strict action against those who refuse to work on election duty. The problem is more in Bengaluru,” Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar told reporters here on Tuesday.
The Election Commission is trying to rope in about 3.5 lakh people for election duty across the 224 constituencies. Failure to report for election training, mustering and election duty is an offence as per the Representation of People Act, 1951, a release said.
Special Correspondent
Bengaluru, May 02, 2018 00:00 IST
The Election Commission, which is struggling to bring together the number of employees required for election duty, on Tuesday said that those officials who refuse to join duty would be arrested and action taken against them.
The threat came after it found several officials, especially in urban areas, showing reluctance to join electoral work. In Bengaluru alone, 1,500 cases of officials skipping election duty has been reported and they have been warned.
‘Mostly in Bengaluru’
“We will take strict action against those who refuse to work on election duty. The problem is more in Bengaluru,” Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar told reporters here on Tuesday.
The Election Commission is trying to rope in about 3.5 lakh people for election duty across the 224 constituencies. Failure to report for election training, mustering and election duty is an offence as per the Representation of People Act, 1951, a release said.
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