District Election Officer (Deputy Commissioner) Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, today convened a meeting with the representatives of various political parties to brief them about the guidelines of the forthcoming Lok Sabha bye-elections.
During the meeting implementation of Model Code of Conduct, scrutinization of ads by political parties, media monitoring, expenditure monitoring, maintenance of shadow observation register and permission for conduct of public rallies were discussed.
The DEO urged the representatives to cooperate with the administration in ensuring smooth, free and fair elections and advised them not to indulge in any defamatory personal remarks or issue any provocative statements which would vitiate the law and order scenario.
He asked them to ensure that contesting candidates open separate bank accounts for election expenditure and stressed on strict implantation of ECI guidelines.
The meeting also discussed feasibility of designating polling stations and participants were asked to file objections, if any, by March 13.