Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The State Election Commission has granted permission to conduct covid vaccination as per GOI guidelines in the State of Goa, in municipal areas where elections are scheduled.
Earlier, the approval was granted upto April 21, 5 pm.
On request of Directorate of Health Services, Government of Goa, for continuing the Covid vaccination programme from 22-04-2021 onwards, the commission hereby grants permission for the same.
The Commission granted the permission subject to that, there shall not be any political patronage at the venue of covid vaccination and there should not be any advertisement showcasing the achievements of any candidate or any political functionaries/political parties and no impression should be given or allowed to be created that such welfare measures or works are being undertaken by the Government to influence the voters.
The Commission will monitor that the programme shall be in apolitical manner and any leaflets or banners or appeals in social media of any programme by candidates, party functionaries, shall be strictly prohibited.
The Commission further instructed both the District Collectors & Municipal Council Election Officer/ Returning Officers for General Election to Municipal Council of Mapusa/ Mormugao/ Margao/Sanguem/ Quepem and General Observers to report any violations on the covid vaccination programme and violations if any, are reported the programme to be suspended immediately after duly examining the violations reported.