New Delhi: With the Allahabad High Court requesting the postponement of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday threw the ball in the court of the Election Commission, saying the election body has to Decide when the elections will be held.
“When the Election Commission of India puts out the model code of conduct, they have to decide when the elections will be held,” he said, reported ANI.
The Allahabad High Court has requested the Election Commission to postpone the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by a month or two.
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The High Court has also requested the Election Commission to immediately stop political rallies and gatherings and order political parties to campaign through TV channels and newspapers.
The poll body also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to think about banning election-related gatherings in Uttar Pradesh and postponing the state assembly elections due to the fear of the highly contagious Covid-19 type omicron.
The bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the High Court said that what is the number of patients infected with it? omicron Variants are on the rise and a third Covid wave is likely.
The High Court said, if possible, the election can be postponed for a couple of months because election rallies and meetings can be held only if there is life and the right to life has also been given under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.
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