EC may ban poll talk at Navratra venues

Upcoming Navratra festivities will be under the scanner of the Election Commission, which is likely to ban all kind of political activities in poll-bound Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh during the nine-day affair. Navratras, which is a big festival in Gujarat, will begin from Tuesday. Although the commission is taking a final view on the matter and is expected to issue orders in a day, sources said that though no politician would be barred from attending navratra ceremonies in poll-bound states, they would be directed to adhere to riders.