Candidates throw caution to the wind
The Hindu
They come along with a large number of supporters to file nominations
Violation of COVID-19 restrictions by candidates of political parties has raised concern among the people.
As per the directives of the State Election Commission, only one person is to be allowed to accompany the candidate while filing nomination papers for the urban local bodies. They are not supposed to take rallies or come in groups while filing nominations. But, several candidates, irrespective of party affiliation, did not seem to bother about the restrictions on Thursday, the penultimate day of filing of nomination for Tiruchi Corporation and other urban local bodies including Manapparai, Thuraiyur and Thuvakudi municipalities.
Unlike the first five days of nomination, the offices of Assistant Returning Officers in the city witnessed frenzied activities with the candidates of DMK and its alliance parties such as MDMK, CPI and the CPI(M) and AIADMK and BJP. chose to file nomination papers.