Bhubaneswar: In view of the spread of COVID in the third wave, the state government on Wednesday issued a set of guidelines for elections to panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) next month.
The office of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), in an official order, said, “As per the COVID guidelines issued by State Election Commission, the state government, in supersession of earlier instructions hereby lays down the following stipulations for general elections to PRIs, 2022.”
The order stated that since the area of the panchayat constituency is small, the campaign should be restricted to the constituency concerned only. The candidates should wear face masks and undertake door-to-door campaign with minimum supporters, maintaining social distance during the campaign. Maximum 5 persons including the candidate are allowed during door-to-door campaign.
Following are other guidelines of the SRC:
The SRC in its order said anybody violating the instructions will face legal action as per the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and IPC.
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