Panchayat elections are to be held in Punjab on 15 October. To conduct it peacefully, the police department has taken a big decision. Leave of police officers and employees has been banned.
Orders in this regard have also been issued. According to the orders, no one will be able to take leave till 15 October. Action will also be taken for breaking the rules.
96 thousand employees deployed in elections
According to the information, 96 thousand employees of Punjab Police have been deployed in the elections. Conducting the elections in a peaceful manner is also a challenge for the government. There are 13937 village panchayats in the state at present. In which elections are being conducted. A total of 1 crore 33 lakh voters will cast their votes in the elections on 15 October.
NOTA also this time
Let us tell you that this time the decision not to conduct elections on party symbol has been taken by the government. The proposal in this regard has been passed in the assembly and implemented. A total of 19,010 polling booths will be set up for the panchayat elections in the state. Voting will be done with ballot paper. This time voters will also be able to use NOTA.