: EC to announce Assembly election dates for UP, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand today #IndiaNEWS The Election Commission of India will announced the schedule for the Assembly polls in Goa, Punjab,

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EC to announce Assembly election dates for UP, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand today #IndiaNEWS
The Election Commission of India will announced the schedule for the Assembly polls in Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh at 3.30 pm on Saturday, reported ANI. The states will go to polls later this year.The Election Commission had said parties in Uttar Pradesh want the polls to be held as per schedule despite a rapid rise in coronavirus cases.All political parties have started their campaign for the Assembly elections despite the rising number of infections in the country. There has already been lack of Covid-appropriate behaviour during these events, triggering criticism. On Wednesday, the Uttarakhand High Court had asked the Election Commission to consider banning large gatherings and to allow virtual rallies for the state Assembly elections expected to be held next month amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases in India On December 23, Justice Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Assembly polls. He had also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties. “Jaan hain toh jahan hain [if there is life, we have the world],� he observed.The Centre had urged the five poll-bound states to increase the pace of vaccination. The health ministry had called for inoculation of all eligible persons with the first dose...Read more

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