Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh Pawan Kumar Sain convened a meeting with all the political parties of the state in Itanagar to discuss various issues pertaining to the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state.
During the meeting, the Chief Electoral Officer highlighted the progress of Model Code of Conduct’s enforcement in the state, like seizure of money and other valuable items seized at Naka/check gate, etc. and requested all stakeholders to adhere to ECI guidelines. List of Do’s & Don’ts for the guideline of the candidates and political parties to be observed from the announcement of an election and until the completion of the process of election was circulated in the meeting to all the representatives of political parties.
State Nodal Officer for Model Code of Conduct, Mr R.K.Sharma illustrated an advisory to political parties on the plummeting level of public discourse during campaigning and appealed for decorum by political parties and candidates in general. State Nodal Officer for Law & Order, VM & Security, Mr Anant Mittal informed that all the political party representatives can lodge complaint online, if any, on C-vigil platform or through the Helpline number 1950 with verified allegations or factual data.
The meeting was attended by representatives from all the political parties viz BJP, NPP, NCP, INC, GSP, ADP and JD (U).
