UP By-Election: BJP knocked on the door of Election Commission to postpone UP by-election, demanded to hold voting on November 20.
UP By-Election : In UP, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has requested to postpone the by-elections on nine seats by a week. The party has written a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh in this regard. It has been demanded in the letter that voting for the by-elections on nine seats in the state should be held on November 20 instead of November 13. The party has cited the Kartik Purnima bathing as the reason behind the request to postpone voting. The party said that a large number of voters leave two-three days in advance to take part in this bath. Due to this they will not be able to use their franchise.
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Let us tell you that the Election Commission on Tuesday had announced the schedule of by-elections on nine seats in the state along with Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly Elections. According to the program announced by the Commission, the election process will start with nominations on October 18, while voting will be declared on November 13 and the results of by-elections will be declared on November 23. Now BJP has demanded to hold voting on 20th November instead of 13th November. Voting for Maharashtra Assembly Elections is also going to take place on 20th November.
In the letter written by BJP to the Chief Electoral Officer, it has been said that the bath on Kartik Purnima has a lot of religious significance in the state. On this day, people also worship after taking bath. This time the bathing festival of Kartik Purnima is falling on 15th November. In such a situation, a large number of people will leave two-three days in advance to take part in the bathing festival and worship. Due to voting on 13th November, such people will have to face problems. There will also be a possibility of voting percentage falling during the by-elections.
BJP has specifically mentioned three-four seats and said that fairs are also organized on the occasion of Kartik Purnima in Meerpur, Kundarki, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj, in which a large number of people participate. Due to this, majority of voters will be deprived of voting. The Commission has also been emphasizing on 100% voting, but in such a situation it will be difficult to achieve the target. In such a situation, it would be appropriate to postpone the voting by a week and hold the voting on 20th November.
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