In view of the rising number of Omicron COVID-19 cases in the country, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that Election Commission (EC) officials will visit the state next week and review the situation there and after that an appropriate Decision will be taken. According to news agency ANI,
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to ban election rallies and postpone the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh by 1-2 months.
The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state.
“If the rallies are not stopped, the consequences will be worse than the second wave,” Justice Shekhar Yadav said. He said, “If there is life, there is a world.”
Assembly elections are due in Uttar Pradesh early next year.
Meanwhile, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday alerted the states and union territories about the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and said that based on current scientific evidence, Omicron is at least three times more common than the delta variant. is permeable.
The ministry further said that there is a need for greater foresight, data analysis, dynamic decision making and strict and prompt control action at the local and district level.
According to the ministry, so far 236 cases of Omron variant of coronavirus have been reported in the country. Out of this, Maharashtra tops with 65 confirmed cases, followed by Delhi with 64 cases and Telangana with 24 cases. Out of 213 cases, 104 patients have been cured of the virus.
(with inputs from agencies)
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