AMPATI, Feb 2: Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor, along with Nodal Officer for Civil Aviation (Election) KL Nongbri, Nodal Officer for SVEEP & Systems Analyst Geoffrey Nongrum, on Thursday review the poll preparedness in South West Garo Hills during a meeting with the district administration and officials of various line departments at Circuit House, Ampati.
During the meeting, the CEO asked the officials to strictly adhere to the timelines set by the Election Commission for various election-related activities, including filing of nomination by the candidates.
Stating that South West Garo Hills is a politically-sensitive area, Kharkongor stressed on proper deployment of Flying Squads and Static Surveillance teams and to make necessary arrangements for deployment of CRPF for conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections.
In order to ensure strict enforcement of Model Code of Conduct, Kharkongor also instructed the District Election Officer to issue an order to all heads of departments for prevention of demonstration of active affiliation by government employees with any political party.
