Civic polls: SAD urges ballot panel to get para-military forces

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Friday requested the State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition para-military forces for the conduct of free and truthful elections to municipal our bodies in Punjab. It additionally demanded “a slew of meaures to ensure that the Congress party does not hijack the entire process as it did in the case of the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections earlier”.
In a letter to State Election Commissioner Jagpal Singh, senior Akali chief and former minister Daljit Singh Cheema additionally demanded that “videography be conducted both inside the booth as well in the office of the returning officers to ward off booth capturing and other malpractices”. He additionally demanded that on-line submitting of nominations be allowed and candidates be issued no dues certificates on the idea of self declarations pending verification.
Cheema additionally requested the SEC to ascertain a around the clock management room in order that it may hold itself abreast with all developments and have the ability to take applicable motion in case of violations of the mannequin code of conduct instantly. He additionally requested the SEC to make its e-mail tackle in addition to twitter deal with public so that folks may method it simply. He additionally requested the Commission to make a particular app which might be utilized by most of the people to share violations of the mannequin code of conduct instantly.
The SAD chief mentioned he had made all these ideas “keeping in view the fact that during the zila parishad and samiti elections there had been 164 recorded cases of booth capturing following which the SEC ordered repolling in 54 booths”. Cheema mentioned that “para-military forces should be employed in Punjab at all booths to ensure rampant booth capturing does not occur again”.

Cheema additionally requested the State Election Commissioner to carry a gathering with all political events to type out pending points. In the letter, Cheema additionally mentioned “the voter lists had still not been provided and there was confusion about the new wards which had been created recently”. He mentioned “candidates were finding it difficult to get their no dues certificates with executive officers not sitting in office deliberately. All these issues need to be resolved with the intervention of the SEC.”
Earlier, a BJP delegation had met the Governor and demanded that native physique elections be held below central police forces solely when the state has conducive peaceable environment