Congress on Monday launched an inventory of essential pointers for the president polls, scheduled to be held on October 17. The election will witness a tricky electoral face-off between Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor for the AICC chief’s put up.
The rules launched underneath the identify of chairman of Congress’ central election authority, Madhusudan Mistry, learn:
1. Pradesh Returning Officer (PRO) would be the Polling Officer of their respective PCCs and shall be accountable for protecting order on the polling stations and to see that the election is pretty performed.
2. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will probably be contesting the election of Congress President of their private capability. Subsequently, delegates are free to elect any one of many them, as per their selection, via poll paper.
3. AICC Normal Secretaries/ In-charges, Secretaries/ Jt Secretaries, PCC Presidents, CLP Leaders, Heads of Frontal Org. Chiefs of Depts/Cells and all official Spokesperson shall not marketing campaign for or towards contesting candidates. In the event that they want to help any candidate they have to first resign from their organisational put up, after that they take part within the Marketing campaign course of.
4. All PCC Presidents shall lengthen courtesy to the candidates throughout their visits to the respective states.
5. PCC Presidents shall present prepare assembly corridor, chairs and different tools for Public announcement to the candidate who want to maintain the assembly of PCC Delegates. Nonetheless, no such assembly will be known as by the PCC President of their private capability. Organising the assembly is the duty of the proposer or the supporters of the contesting candidates
6. Throughout the election, no candidate shall use automobile bringing the voters nor resort to any undesired pamphleteering or some other form of publication propaganda. Controverters of those procedures shall render the candidatures election invalid and make them accountable for disciplinary motion
7. Utmost care have to be taken to make sure that there is no such thing as a mala-fide marketing campaign towards any candidate. The identical would deliver shame to the social gathering. The sensitivity of the election course of have to be upheld at any price.
The polling for the Congress presidential election will probably be held on October 17. The counting of votes will probably be taken up on October 19 and the outcomes will probably be declared the identical day. Greater than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates will vote within the ballot.