Punjab Chief Minister Asks For Election To Be Moved Back 6 Days
NDTV
Voting for Punjab's 117 assembly seats is set to be held on February 14 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the February 14 assembly polls by six days in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti.
Voting for Punjab's 117 assembly seats is set to be held on February 14 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.
In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, Mr Channi wrote that it was brought to his notice by some representatives of the Scheduled Castes community, which contributes around 32 per cent of the state's population, that the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas falls on February 16.
"On this occasion, a large number of SC (Scheduled Caste) devotees (about 20 lakh) from the state are likely to visit Banaras in Uttar Pradesh from February 10 to 16," Mr Channi wrote.
