03-08-2004, 03:12 PM
<b>Polls Chief considers polling in no-man zones</b>
The Elections department is once more studying whether it is advisable to have polling booths in no man's land in the North-East, an official said yesterday.
The Commissioner it is reported, had earlier decided to have polling booths at entry points to the no man"s areas since landmines are buried there. "We cannot ensure a free and fair election by holding an election in the uncleared areas since the security forces are not allowed to enter those areas," the source said.
He said that the army and some political parties pointed out the possibility of holding the election in no man"s land because some parts of them have been cleared of landmines. "We are now discussing whether to hold the election in such areas," he said.
Responding to a query about what is being done to arrest the trend of the state media being partial during the election campaign, he said that a special discussion was held by the Elections Commissioner last Friday with the General Secretaries of the respective parties.
"At the meeting the Commissioner promised to appoint an official to investigate into the situation and submit a report," he said.
- daily mirror
The Elections department is once more studying whether it is advisable to have polling booths in no man's land in the North-East, an official said yesterday.
The Commissioner it is reported, had earlier decided to have polling booths at entry points to the no man"s areas since landmines are buried there. "We cannot ensure a free and fair election by holding an election in the uncleared areas since the security forces are not allowed to enter those areas," the source said.
He said that the army and some political parties pointed out the possibility of holding the election in no man"s land because some parts of them have been cleared of landmines. "We are now discussing whether to hold the election in such areas," he said.
Responding to a query about what is being done to arrest the trend of the state media being partial during the election campaign, he said that a special discussion was held by the Elections Commissioner last Friday with the General Secretaries of the respective parties.
"At the meeting the Commissioner promised to appoint an official to investigate into the situation and submit a report," he said.
- daily mirror
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