‘‘Outsiders’ need to go out of constituencies after May 10’
Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil
Mangaluru, May 6: Before 48 hours of closing all voting process, which means, after May 10, 6 pm, all outsiders including star campaigners, workers and party leaders should not be in any constituencies, said Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Senthil said that all owners of all hotels, community halls and lodges were clearly directed not to provide lodging facility for any of the ‘outsiders’ in any constituency in the district. If anybody found staying inside the constituency violating the direction, would be sent outside, said Sentil, who is also the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district.
The district administration has made all preparations for the election to be held on May 12. As per the direction of the Election Commission, all voters, political parties and candidates should follow the norms and it was informed to the agents of all candidates, he said.
Appointment of polling agents
Mock polling would be conducted in all 1858 polling booths before the actual polling starts on May 12. So, all polling agents should be present in polling stations by 5.45 am and be there till the end of voting process. Candidates could appoint their agents and provide the appointment orders in Form 10 to respective officers of the polling stations, he said.
Total 517 sensitive polling stations were identified in the district in which, web casting, CPMF deployment, videography and micro observers were appointed, he said.
Exit poll survey
Before 48 hours of the closing of election process, the Election Commission has banned all exit poll surveys. Following this, political parties, candidates and their supporters should get the permission from the district and state level MCMC committee and get the permission for the advertisements to be given on May 11 and 12, which means, by May 9, they have to submit two sets of advertisements should be submitted to Chief Election Officer, 2nd Floor, East Part, Treasury Bhavan, Race Course Road, Bengaluru with all information and publish them, he said.
It is also banned campaigning within the radius of 100 mt of the polling station on May 12. The political parties could set up candidates booths after 200 mts of polling station and they could use one table, two chairs and 1.5 ft banner. But before setting up of such booths, they should get permission from gram panchayat or local bodies, he said.
A candidate could get permission to use total three vehicles including one for the candidate, one for agent and another for party workers, he said.
In all polling stations, a facility would be provided with the booth level officer would help the voters to get their voter ID number with the help of alphabetical list of voters, he said.
Prohibitory order
In order to conduct the election in a smooth way, prohibitory order was imposed under Section 144 to avoid illegal assembly, conducting public programme, taking out procession and public campaigning before 48 hours of voting, he said.
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AR Rahman sends notice to 'slanderers' over speculations surrounding separation with Saira Banu
Chennai, Nov 23: Music composer AR Rahman on Saturday issued a warning to individuals speculating about his separation from his wife, Saira Banu.
Taking to social media on Saturday, the 57-year-old musician shared a three-page legal notice addressing those spreading defamatory and "objectionable" content targeting him and his family.
"Notice to all slanderers from ARR's Legal Team," Rahman wrote on X.
It comes days after Rahman and Saira Banu announced that they are ending their marriage of 29 years.
The notice provides a 24-hour window for the removal of such content, stating that failure to comply could result in legal consequences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
"My client informs the hatemongers and sharers of abusive contents to remove the objectionable content within the next one hour and a maximum time duration of 24 hours," read the notice.
Rahman’s legal team said the actions of these individuals not only tarnish his reputation but also cause distress to his family.
Rahman and Banu tied the knot in 1995 and share three children-- daughters Khatija, Raheema, and son Ameen.
Notice to all slanderers from ARR's Legal Team. pic.twitter.com/Nq3Eq6Su2x
— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) November 23, 2024
