- Elections can be postponed by 06 months
Nagpur. For the general elections of Municipal Corporation, the process has been completed by the State Election Commission regarding the creation of a 3-member division, but now the state government has presented the division creation bill in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday. Due to the unanimous passing of this bill, now the state government has got the right to declare the division composition. In such a situation, the division creation process announced by the State Election Commission will be canceled, while according to the rights, the state will have to declare a new division composition.
This is the reason that the crisis of creating a new division has arisen in front of the political parties, the concerned councilors and those who want to contest the elections, who have progressed by strategizing according to the crude format of the 3 member division. According to experts, since the bill has been passed in the assembly, the municipal elections are likely to be postponed for at least 6 months. After the assembly, the bill will also have to be passed in the Legislative Council. Finally, it will be sent for the signature of the Governor. The Bill can be implemented only after the signature of the Governor.
Interested candidates in a state of confusion for 6 months
According to sources, the rough draft of the 3-member division was announced by the State Election Commission, on which objections and suggestions were also invited according to the rules. After completing the hearing on the objection and suggestion, it was also sent to the State Election Commission for the announcement of the final division composition. In such a process, assuming the boundaries of the division to be fixed on the basis of more or less raw format, many aspirants also started preparations for contesting elections by selecting the division. Even the political parties started scrutinizing the potential candidates on the basis of the voters coming in these divisions. Almost all political parties even took meetings for this. According to the experts, especially the current councilors started strategizing to connect with the voters of the new part which was added to their potential division. But now due to the re-creation of division, which parts will remain in the new division and which parts will be cut. Interested candidates will be confused about this for 6 months.
may spoil the whole game
According to political experts, more or less 10 to 12 booths in each division were cut from the old division and new ones were added. Due to the majority of the old division being in place, the claim was being made by the present councilors. In some divisions, the claim was being made by the councilors of other divisions due to the reduction of more share. In the midst of the claim, some councilors started working after getting a signal from the political parties. But now with the creation of a new division, any decision can be taken by the state government regarding the issue of OBC reservation. If this decision is taken by the state government in the meantime, then the possibility of spoiling the made-up game of political parties, current councilors and interested candidates cannot be ruled out.
Election commission’s separate process is going on
According to experts, the state government may have passed the bill, but there is time to get the approval of the governor. On the contrary, the process of election has been started by the State Election Commission. According to the instructions, after hearing the objections and suggestions, the Municipal Corporation submitted the report to the State Election Commission on 2 March itself. On the basis of this, the State Election Commission had to announce the creation of the final division, but now due to the introduction of this bill in the middle, there has been a situation of confusion. According to sources, the State Election Commission is an independent entity. In such a situation, according to the orders of Suko regarding OBC reservation, if the commission proceeds in the electoral process, then there may be a new screw regarding the election.