Election Commission to discuss over deferring Punjab Elections on parties' request today
It should be noted that Punjab is scheduled to go to the polls on February 14, the election results will be declared on March 10.
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Amritsar, Jan 17: After Congress, BJP urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the election in Punjab on account of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, ECI has agreed to discuss the possibility of deferring the Punjab elections.
It should be noted that Punjab is scheduled to go to the polls on February 14, the election results will be declared on March 10.
Guru Ravidas Jayanti will be celebrated on February 16 this year. The 645th birth anniversary of saint Guru Ravidas will be observed on the occasion. Lakhs of devotees visit Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to celebrate the day and parties feel that they would not be able to cast their votes due to this. The Jayanti is on February 16.
ECI to discuss request of Punjab CM Charanjit S Channi, BJP& Punjab Lok Congress for postponement of Punjab Assembly polls scheduled for Feb 14 as many people from SC community from State likely to visit Varanasi, in view of Guru Ravidas birth anniversary on Feb 16: ECI Sources
— ANI (@ANI) January 17, 2022
Noting that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had urged the EC to defer the polls by six days in view of the Jayanti. Similar requests have been made by other parties, including the BJP and BSP to postpone the single-phase poll. Former chief minister Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress also supported the demand for postponing the election by a week.
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In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner on Sunday, Punjab BJP General Secretary Subhash Sharma said, "The state has a substantial population of followers of Guru Ravidas Ji, including the Scheduled Castes (SC) community which is about 32 percent of the population of Punjab. On this pious occasion, millions of devotees would visit Banaras in Uttar Pradesh to celebrate the gurparb. So it would not be possible for them to participate in the voting process..."
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