Electioneering yet to pick up in city
The Hindu
COVID-19 restrictions take away the festive spirit
Electioneering in Madurai city has not picked up yet.Flags and festoons that are ubiquitous with elections are conspicuous by their absence.
Besides, additional COVID-19 restrictions in electioneering not permitting road shows, padayatra, vehicle rally till February 11 by State Election Commission has taken the sheen of the election campaign.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.