EC warns action against companies not declaring holiday

Hyderabad: The Election Commission warned of stringent action against IT and private companies that did not declare holiday on the polling day of November 30 in Telangana. While a two-day holiday was already declared for all educational institutions in Hyderabad, CEO Vikas Raj said that arrangements have been made for the peaceful conduct of the elections on November 30. The CEO said that during the last elections (2018 Assembly, 2019 Lok Sabha), they received complaints that some organisations did not give leave to their employees on the polling day. To this extent, instructions have been issued to the Labour Department to examine whether all organisations have given leave or violated the election norms. On the other hand, a two-day holiday…

Source: The Hans India
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