Under the supervision of General Observer (GO) for Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency, Alkesh Kumar Sharma, training was provided to all contesting party representatives about rules and regulations of election as per the guidelines of Election Commission of India (ECI) for the forthcoming Parliamentary election at Conference Hall, DC Office, Leh on Friday
Returning Officer (RO) Avny Lavasa was also present on theoccasion. The RO said that the purpose of the training is to familiarize thepolitical parties with the election rules and regulations including model codeof conduct (MCC), election expenditure maintenance and Media Certification andMonitoring Committee (MCMC). She said that the objective is to ensure a levelplayfield in the election.
ADDC, Leh Moses Kunzang briefed the party representativesabout the MCC and urged them to responsibly follow the guidelines of MCC issuedby ECI. He also instructed them to apply for permissions whenever needed and becareful of expenses. He stressed upon the party representatives to take care ofdefacement and to ensure the cleanliness of the environment during and afterelection-related activities.
Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) Leh, Sachin Kumar directedthe contesting political parties to avail online permission through Suvidha webportal 48 hours prior to any public gathering, rally, road show and use ofvehicles, loudspeaker made mandatory by ECI. He said that without seekingpermission the party/candidate is not allowed to conduct any meeting or publicgathering and or to use any public property to put posters, flags etc. He addedthat in case of private property the party needs to seek permission from theowner to use their building for any kind of election advertisement. ARO Kargiland ARO Zanskar were also present in the meeting.