DC | 2 hours 46 min ago
Hyderabad: The much-awaited polls to municipalities and municipal corporations expected to reflect the ground-level strengths of political parties ahead of the Assembly and Parliament elections in 2014 may not be conducted in united Andhra Pradesh.
The state government has approached the High Court to seek additional time to conduct elections to civic bodies. Earlier, it had given an undertaking to the court to complete the process for conducting polls by September 3, 2013.Officials said the atmosphere in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions is emotionally charged at the moment. Even the law and order situation in Seemandhra region is not conducive to elections.
Commissioner and director of municipal administration B. Janardhan Reddy said the government has filed an affidavit seeking more time to conduct polls, which will come up for hearing in a day or two.
Municipal administration minister M. Maheedhar Reddy said the government will seek postponement of elections to municipal bodies until the atmosphere cools in Seemandhra regions.
State Election Commissioner P. Ramakanth Reddy said, “We have already conducted polls to village panchayats. But now the situation is different as government staff have joined the strike. We need nearly 1 lakh staff, employees and officers from almost all departments including civic bodies to conduct polls, in addition to the large number of police personnel required. I doubt whether a huge number will be available in the present situation,” he added.
States: Andhra Pradesh
The state government has approached the High Court to seek additional time to conduct elections to civic bodies. Earlier, it had given an undertaking to the court to complete the process for conducting polls by September 3, 2013.Officials said the atmosphere in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions is emotionally charged at the moment. Even the law and order situation in Seemandhra region is not conducive to elections.
Commissioner and director of municipal administration B. Janardhan Reddy said the government has filed an affidavit seeking more time to conduct polls, which will come up for hearing in a day or two.
Municipal administration minister M. Maheedhar Reddy said the government will seek postponement of elections to municipal bodies until the atmosphere cools in Seemandhra regions.
State Election Commissioner P. Ramakanth Reddy said, “We have already conducted polls to village panchayats. But now the situation is different as government staff have joined the strike. We need nearly 1 lakh staff, employees and officers from almost all departments including civic bodies to conduct polls, in addition to the large number of police personnel required. I doubt whether a huge number will be available in the present situation,” he added.
States: Andhra Pradesh
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