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300 CCTV cameras being installed at polling booths
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Wednesday, 2 April 2014
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Move aimed to ensure rigging free polls
Srinagar: In a significant move
to ensure free and fair polling during the forthcoming parliamentary elections
in Jammu and Kashmir- first time in the state, more than 300 CCTV cameras are
being installed at the rigging sensitive polling booths.
Sources told KNS that some opposition parties in the
state including main opposition PDP had written to Election Commission- raising
apprehensions of the possible interference by the state machinery during polls.
The parties had urged the commission to ensure that the polling booths be
kept under the surveillance so that rigging could be avoided.
Sources confirmed further that the Office of the chief
election officer Jammu and Kashmir had issued advertisement, asking the
companies to submit their tenders for the installation of CCTV cameras at
various polling booths of the state.
Tender of the Srinagar based private company has been
approved and the said firm has been informed to start the project in this
regard.
The reports stated that 300 CCTV cameras are being
installed at various polling booths in the state.
The officials added that to ensure no rigging, no
political interference, and misuse of authority by the poling staff- the
installed of CCTV cameras have great significance.
The reports informed further that the procedure will be
followed during the assembly polls also that are scheduled to be held by the
end of this year. (KNS)
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