‘Zero tolerance for violence’: CEC Gyanesh Kumar after JD(U) candidate arrested for ‘murder’ in Bihar
Just days before Bihar is all set to vote in the first phase of assembly polls on Thursday, November 6, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday that the Election Commission is has zero tolerance for violence. CEC Gyanesh Kumar made the remarks during his visit to his alma mater Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Sunday. (File/ANI) He urged the people of Bihar to participate in the election process and said that the poll body is ready to make sure that the electors can peacefully vote. “I want to appeal to everyone to come and participate in the election process, and everyone come to exercise their right to vote. On the topic of violence, Election Commission wants to make it clear that the Election Commission has zero tolerance towards violence. No incident of violence will be tolerated. The Election Commission is ready to make sure that the electors can peacefully vote. Our 243 returning officers, that many observers, every zilla’s collectors, zilla adhikari, SP, SSP, police observers, everyone is ready,” Kumar said …
