Govt. not against holding local bodies poll: Law Minister
The Hindu
‘We want election held in fair manner’
The government is not against holding the local bodies poll but only wanted the election to be held in a fair manner upholding the Municipal, Commune Panchayat Acts and the spirit of the Constitution, Minister for Public Works K. Lakshminarayanan said here on Monday.
“Nobody can work against the establishment of the elected bodies in Municipalities and Panchayats in the Union Territory, especially after the order of the Supreme Court in April. The SC order was to hold the polls in the Union Territory and how could someone work against the order of the court. We only wanted the State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct the poll as per established rules and procedures,” Mr. Lakshminarayanan, who also holds the Law portfolio, told The Hindu.
He was responding to a question about the perception that the government was not keen on holding the poll after its decision to commit to the High Court on October 5 to withdraw a 2019 notification enabling reservation for Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes.
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