EC tells govt to defer cash scheme in Gujarat, HP
5 Dec 2012 6:56 AM IST
The Election Commission has directed the UPA government to keep in abeyance implementation of direct cash transfer scheme in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh till the poll process is completed in the states.
The Election Commission, while expressing concern over the announcement, expected the government to avoid doing so during the operation of model code of conduct. ‘Taking into consideration the above chronology of milestones of the scheme, the Commission is of the considered opinion that the aforesaid announcement was avoidable during the currency of the election process going by the letter and spirit of the Model Code of Conduct,’ said the three-member EC order, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and considered the government’s reply on the issue following its query after the BJP had lodged its complaint.
The Election Commission, while expressing concern over the announcement, expected the government to avoid doing so during the operation of model code of conduct. ‘Taking into consideration the above chronology of milestones of the scheme, the Commission is of the considered opinion that the aforesaid announcement was avoidable during the currency of the election process going by the letter and spirit of the Model Code of Conduct,’ said the three-member EC order, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and considered the government’s reply on the issue following its query after the BJP had lodged its complaint.
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