OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER PUNJAB

CEO ASKS DCs & SSPs TO IMPLEMENT MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT EFFECTIVELY Chandigarh July 2, 2009:-

Chief Electoral Officer Punjab Ms. Kusumjit Sidhu has directed the Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendents of Police of Mohali, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, and Fatehgarh Sahib districts to implement model code of conduct effectively in their respective districts to ensure free and fair Bye-election of Banur, Kahnuwan and Jalalabad Assembly constituencies. She asked the official to function in an impartial manner and asked them not to spare any one violating the ECIs instructions. While presiding over a high level meeting here today Ms. Kusumjit Sidhu asked the concerned Deputy Commissioners and SSPs to take immediate steps regarding the deposit of fire arms for maintaining law and order as per the instructions issued by Elections Commission of India. She asked the DCs to collect elections related material from the concerned offices by July 6, 2009 positively and also asked them to regularly brief the media persons about day to day developments of Bye-election process. She also asked the SSPs to send crime report daily related to election process till the election process was over. The CEO appreciated the role of civil and police officials for the smooth and peaceful conduct of polls and asked them to maintain the same tradition and spirit in the forthcoming Bye-election too. While interacting with the media persons, CEO informed that on the basis of media reports, ECI has taken a notice of public rally addressed by Minister of State for External Affairs Mrs. and another rally organized by SAD General Secretary Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra in the Banur Assembly constituency. She directed the Deputy Commissioner Mohali to get an explanation from the Congress Party and in this regard. Notice has been issued in this regard to both the parties, she added.