Ensure uninterrupted CCTV coverage of strongrooms: DMK to EC, after outage at Ooty
Chennai, Apr 29: Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Monday urged the Election Commission to ensure uninterrupted CCTV coverage of all strongrooms in the state and sought declaration of premises of storage of EVMs a "no-fly zone" for drones.
DMK Organisation Secretary R S Bharathi, in a memorandum, urged the poll panel to "ensure the CCTV coverage in all the strongrooms where EVMs are stored is not interrupted for whatsoever reasons including technical, electrical, electronical, among others."
Referring to the Closed Circuit Television cameras at the Government Polytechnic College in Udagamandalam (Ooty) going blank for 20 minutes (6.20 pm to 6.40 pm) on April 27, Bharathi requested uninterrupted coverage in his representation addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu.
The DMK leader requested the authorities to declare the campuses that house EVMs in strongrooms as "no-fly zone" for drones.
The EVMs of Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency are stored in strongrooms on the Ooty polytechnic college premises.
Bharathi said the only way to monitor the secure state of strongrooms is through uninterrupted CCTV coverage, and urged that a backup of recorded video be preserved.
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Kapil Sibal re-elected as President of Supreme Court Bar Association 23 years after his last term
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has secured victory in the election for the post of President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). Sibal emerged triumphant with 1066 votes, defeating his closest competitor, Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai, who garnered 689 votes. The incumbent President, Senior Advocate Dr. Adish C Aggarwala, received 296 votes, according to tentative figures.
Among the other contenders were Priya Hingorani, Tripurari Ray, and Neeraj Srivastava.
This marks the fourth time that Kapil Sibal will serve as the President of the SCBA. He previously held the position three times, with his last tenure dating back twenty-three years ago in 2001. Before that, he served as President during the terms of 1995-96 and 1997-98.
