Holding local body polls not possible in Feb., State tells High Court
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The State authorities on Tuesday submitted an affidavit earlier than the High Court that it was not possible to carry local body elections in February as the federal government equipment could be busy in administering vaccine for COVID-19.
In an affidavit filed earlier than the court docket, the federal government stated the Centre had already issued tips to the State Government on the procedures to be adopted in administering COVID-19 vaccine. The income, police and well being division personnel could be busy in the vaccine administering process masking the inhabitants of the State in a phased method.
The problem of holding local body elections had grow to be contentious with the State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar stating that the SEC would maintain local body polls in February. He had even met Governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan on the problem.
The State Government caught to its weapons sustaining that it was not possible to carry local body polls in February. The High Court posted the matter to subsequent Monday.
