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EC says no to Vajpayee's photo on PDS
carrybags
Sunday October 07, 2012 08:23:30 PM,
IANS
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Shimla: The Election
Commission (EC) Sunday stopped the BJP government in Himachal
Pradesh from distributing free PDS bags carrying photographs of
former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
"Henceforth, no bags will be issued to the consumers of public
distribution system (PDS) with a picture of any political leader,
of whatever stature he/she is," Chief Election Commissioner V.S.
Sampath told reporters here.
Sampath was here with other EC officials to review election
preparedness ahead of the Nov 4 assembly polls in the state.
Replying to a question on bags with Vajpayee's photos being
distributed to PDS beneficiaries, Sampath said there would not be
any distribution of such bags from Sunday.
He said the EC acted in this regard on the basis of a complaint.
The state government, with over 16-lakh ration card holders,
launched a scheme Aug 15 under which a free cloth carrybag was to
be provided to every ration card holder in a month for procuring
goods.
A bag prominently carries the photo of BJP veteran Vajpayee.
Sampath said the EC had received a number of other
election-related complaints from parties.
"We have also received a complaint that Doordarshan has not been
working in an impartial manner. We will take up the matter with
the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting," he said.
On a complaint of indiscriminate re-employment and extension
granted to certain government officials, Sampath said: "We'll look
into it. Those who are sitting on certain sensitive posts and may
try to influence the election process, appropriate action will be
taken against them."
"The commission will also look into other complaints against
officers with doubtful integrity posted in the districts," he
said.
The EC has also received a complaint over a massive recruitment
drive by the Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla.
On paid news, Sampath said a three-tier system has been put into
place.
Satisfied with the election preparedness, he said the state has
100 percent photo electoral rolls and equal percentage of
electoral photo identity cards.
"With the initiative of the commission, 97 percent voters have
been registered while the number of newly enrolled voters in the
18 to 19 age group has gone above 80 percent," he said.
Himachal Pradesh will elect a new 68-member assembly Nov 4. The
votes will be counted Dec 20.
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