SEC, Govt responsible for creating uncertainty over local body polls, says former Puducherry CM
The Hindu
Several political parties had raised concerns about holding the polls immediately without rectifying the mistakes in ward allocation, including reserved constituencies, he said
Former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has held the Puducherry Election Commissioner and the AINRC-led NDA equally responsible for creating uncertainty over the conduct of the local body polls.
In a video statement released to the media on Wednesday night, the senior Congress leader charged that the State Election Commissioner, Roy P. Thomas, took a “unilateral,” decision to hold the local body polls in the Union Territory “without having proper consultation.” Several political parties had raised concerns about holding the polls immediately without rectifying the mistakes in ward allocation, including reserved constituencies, he said.