SILCHAR: Political parties and social organizations in the Barak Valley want rescheduling of poll date (April 16) in Silchar and Karimganj
parliamentary seats as it coincides with the festive season beginning with the Bengali New Year.
They alleged that the Election Commission chose April 23 for polling in the 11 parliamentary seats in the Brahmaputra valley considering the Rongali Bihu festivity. But, it failed to consider the Poila Baishakh festival in Bengali-dominated Barak Valley, they alleged.
BJP's Cachar district committee president Uday Shankar Goswami on Wednesday said they have sent a memorandum to chief election commissioner seeking change in poll dates. The two other district committees of the party also toed the same line.
Goswami said 80 per cent of people living in the Barak Valley are Bengalis and Chaitra Sankranti and Bengali New Year falls on April 14 and 15 respectively. He added that it will be tough for poll officials to leave for duty on these two days. The AGP district committee has also sent a memorandum to the ECI seeking rescheduling of poll date to April 30.
Barak Upatyaka Banga Sahitya O Sanskriti Sanmilan, the apex literary body of this valley, has also echoed the same view. Sanmilan general secretary Tarun Das criticized the authorities for not considering the Bengali New Year before selecting the poll date.
He said the state government should have intimated the Election Commission about the timing of Poila Baishakh, one of the biggest festivals in the Barak Valley. source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
parliamentary seats as it coincides with the festive season beginning with the Bengali New Year.
They alleged that the Election Commission chose April 23 for polling in the 11 parliamentary seats in the Brahmaputra valley considering the Rongali Bihu festivity. But, it failed to consider the Poila Baishakh festival in Bengali-dominated Barak Valley, they alleged.
BJP's Cachar district committee president Uday Shankar Goswami on Wednesday said they have sent a memorandum to chief election commissioner seeking change in poll dates. The two other district committees of the party also toed the same line.
Goswami said 80 per cent of people living in the Barak Valley are Bengalis and Chaitra Sankranti and Bengali New Year falls on April 14 and 15 respectively. He added that it will be tough for poll officials to leave for duty on these two days. The AGP district committee has also sent a memorandum to the ECI seeking rescheduling of poll date to April 30.
Barak Upatyaka Banga Sahitya O Sanskriti Sanmilan, the apex literary body of this valley, has also echoed the same view. Sanmilan general secretary Tarun Das criticized the authorities for not considering the Bengali New Year before selecting the poll date.
He said the state government should have intimated the Election Commission about the timing of Poila Baishakh, one of the biggest festivals in the Barak Valley. source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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