An important meeting was held with the officials of the Election Commission and the Health Ministry today amid the growing threat of Omicron across the country. In this meeting held on Monday, the Union Health Ministry submitted its report to the Election Commission regarding the increasing corona cases and vaccination across the country.
meeting will be held again in january
At present, the Election Commission is in no mood to postpone the assembly elections of 5 states to be held next year. Before taking its decision, the Election Commission will once again meet with the Health Secretary in the first week of January.
The Election Commission today held an important meeting with the Health Secretary regarding the assembly elections to be held in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur next year. During this, apart from Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare were also present. However, the Election Commission will once again meet the Health Secretary after reviewing the report. This will be confirmed in January.
It is being said that the Election Commission can take some tough decisions.
25 percent jump in corona cases
When asked about the spread of Omicron in the next three months, the Health Secretary said that nothing can be said at the moment.
According to sources in the Ministry of Health, he said in the meeting that if we look at the cases of corona every day, a jump of 25 percent has already been seen in it. Apart from this, the health officials also gave information about the districts where the R value has increased.
Here R value means reproduction rate of corona.
CEC will visit Uttar Pradesh
Apart from this, on Tuesday, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other officials will visit Uttar Pradesh to take stock of the election preparedness in the state.
Let us tell you that in the year 2022, assembly elections are to be held in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab. It is believed that after the report of the Union Health Secretary, the Election Commission may ban large rallies and public meetings.
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