EC's Fresh Reminder

The Election Commission (EC) appears to be quite serious about implementing the election code of conduct scrupulously as the elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies are approaching. The election body has frequently asked the political parties, their candidates and independent aspirants to abide by the poll code in its letter and spirit in order to hold the forthcoming elections in a free, fair and impartial way. With a rise in the number of incidents related to the violation of the election code of conduct by the political parties and their contenders, the EC, the other day, issued a seven-point written instruction to them. It has directed them to carry out their election campaigns only in line with the poll code. The EC has also warned of taking action against those found guilty. It may be worthwhile to recall here that the EC had unveiled the election code after having extensive discussions with the representatives of all the political parties.