Chandigarh: Party Bharatiya Janata (BJP) has urged the Election Election Commission (EC) to postpone the election selection of February 14 in Punjab, citing the birthday of Ravidas teacher-born on February 16.
Subhash Sharma, Secretary General of the Punjab BJP, said the party had written to EC where he stated that Lakh people would travel to Varanasi on February 14 to pay espects to Teacher Ravidas.
Sharma said the party had asked the Commission that the Lakh voter should not be rejected by their right to vote on February 14 and asked to postpone voting.
“The date of the poll, considering the religious sentiment of the followers of Teacher Ravidas, was postponed,” he said.
Chairman of Punjab Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has also written to the Commission on January 15, asking him to delay voting at least six days considering the event.
PLC supports the demand for Lok Congress has supported the demand for delaying the election in Punjab a week in the view of Teacher Ravidas Jayanti on February 16.
The election of the Punjab council is scheduled for February 14.
Tens of thousands of people from Punjab visits Varanasi every year around Teacher Ravidas Jayanti.
PLC Secretary General of Kamal Saini, in a letter to the Indian election commission, “because the election is scheduled for two days before Teacher Ravidas Jayanti, many voters can be rejected the opportunity to train franchises because they will go to Varanasi.
Annual pilgrimage.” The PLC leader observing should not be difficult For the Election Commission to reschedule the date for Punjab, because everything else will remain the same.