Prashant Kishor on Assembly Elections: No one follows Covid protocol, Prashant Kishor said.
New Delhi:
As ommicron sweep Across the country, seeing an unprecedented rise in cases, election strategist Prashant Kishor recommended what he called the “only safe way” to conduct elections to the five states, to be held in February-March.
The Election Commission, which is yet to announce the election dates, Was informed about the status of Kovid cases by the Center yesterday and vaccination in the states- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. It reportedly asked for stronger vaccination coverage across states.
“The EC should insist on two vaccine doses for at least 80% of the people in the poll-bound states. This is the only safe way to conduct elections amid a raging pandemic. Everything else is HOGWASH. For proper handling of covid The notion of guidelines, which no one follows, is FARCICAL,” tweeted Prashant Kishor.
The EC should insist on 2 vaccine doses for at least 80% of the people in the voting states.
This is the only safe way to hold #Election In the midst of a terrible pandemic. Everything else is hogwash. guidelines for #covid Fair behavior that no one follows is FARCICAL.
— Prashant Kishor (@PrasantKishor) 7 January 2022
Election Commission reviews Kovid situation Weeks later in the states, the Allahabad High Court suggested that elections be delayed over rising cases.
Amidst criticism of “super-spreader rallies” in these states, Major political parties decline His campaign is canceling rallies and public events.
But so far this year, the Election Commission has not banned the rallies. The government reportedly told the poll body there was nothing to panic, that Omicron infections were relatively mild.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned Against undermining Omicron as mild, even though it appears to be less severe than Delta, especially among vaccinations. “Like previous variants, Omicron is hospitalizing people and it is killing people,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday.
India Reported today 1,17,100 New cases of COVID-19, largely driven by Omicron edition, now present in 27 states
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