Follow Covid norms or will ban rallies, Election Commission tells events

Taking a severe view of the laxity in following Covid-19 protocol throughout campaigns, the Election Commission Friday warned all political events that it’ll not hesitate in banning rallies and conferences if precautions are usually not adhered to in the course of the remaining phases of elections in West Bengal.
In its letter to all recognised state and nationwide political events, the fee reiterated its tips on holding election rallies amid the pandemic.
The ballot physique additionally flagged situations of candidates and star campaigners not sporting masks and the gatherings at their rallies brazenly flouting norms of social distancing.

“It is advisable that political leaders/candidates who have the incumbent duty to control spread of COVID, demonstrate by their personal example and nudge all supporters in the beginning rally, meetings and campaign itself to wear masks, use sanitisers and put in place crowd control measures as per social distancing norms,” the letter reads.
The letter has come at a time when the variety of every day Covid-19 circumstances has been rising extra quickly.