Digital Desk: Considering this data on Covid-19 presented by the Union Health Ministry, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has granted election rallies to continue with riders. Currently, India is witnessing a drop in the number of Covid-19 cases compared to the spring of the third wave in the nation.
The election commission of India has made this announcement on Sunday. It has relaxed norms and curbs issued upon election campaigns to commence the nation's third wave of the virus. The new variant Omicron also created chaos among the nation's people. However, the third wave seemed to drop much faster than the earlier waves.
The Election Commission of India informed that political parties can hold meetings and conduct rallies in designated open grounds and capped attendance at 30% of venue capacity. In addition, the rallies should include riders.
The platforms for the political meeting will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve ground. The election watchdog restricted the attendance in public meetings at 1,000 individuals on February 1.
In India, five major states will be holding their assembly polls in the upcoming days. The polls process will commence from February 10 to March 7, 2022. The results will be announced on March 10, 2022.
The Election Commission of India, in a statement, stated, "Restrictions concerning outdoor gathering/indoor conferences/rallies will be further loose subject to condition that the number of individuals attending the indoor/outdoor sessions/demonstrations will be restricted to most of 50 percent of the capacity of indoor galleries and 30 percent of the open ground capacity or as set by DEO (district election officer), as per requirement of the social distancing norms and whichever is less."
The statement further added, "Allocation of these platfroms will be given equitably by District Administration through e-Suvidha portal on first come first serve ground. Capacities of these grounds will be fixed by the District Administration well in advance and notify to all the parties."
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