After Court Order On Local Body Polls, Shivraj Chouhan Cancels Foreign Tour
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Mr Chouhan had said the Madhya Pradesh government had planned investment promotion meetings in New York (US) and London (UK) between May 15 and 20.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday cancelled his investment promotion meetings scheduled in London and New York next week, saying his presence is required in the state in the wake of some recent developments pertaining to representation in local body elections.
Mr Chouhan's move came a day after the Supreme Court directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to notify the programme for local body elections in Madhya Pradesh within two weeks.
The SC also said until the triple test exercise, which was mentioned in a constitution bench verdict of 2010, is completed in all respects, no reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) can be provisioned.
After the SC's order, Mr Chouhan had on Tuesday said the state government will file a review petition for holding panchayat elections with the OBC reservation.
