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MANGALDAI: In the greater interest of maintaining a healthy environment during the ensuing parliamentary poll and to make the entire poll process a transparent one and in view of the recent hooch tragedy in Assam, the Election Commission of India should impose total ban on liquor in Assam during the period of the Model Code of Conduct. This important and significant demand has been made before the Election Commission of India by Mangaldai Media Circle (MMC)-a premier organization of media persons in Darrang district.
In a written submission addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner of India, secretary Mayukh Goswami and adviser Bhargab Kumar Das of MMC have appealed to take strict measures to declare the days during the Model Code of Conduct as dry day so that the electorates of the world’s largest democracy can enjoy a free and fair environment to take part in it without any temptation from political circles, which has become a common practice during the polls. In the memorandum it has been pointed out that some circles with evil intention try to divert the minds of a number of illiterate electorates living in poverty in far-flung rural areas by offering illicit country liquor or IMFL.
“As we the citizens of India always feel immense pride to give our identity as the largest democratic country in the world, it is the high time that we should create a healthy environment during the election in which we elect our parliamentarians to govern our country. It is also the need of the hour that every electorate should be made free from all pressures and temptations to exercise their constitutional right to take part in the election,” the Mangaldai Media Circle made a humble appeal before the Election Commission of India (ECI).
With the mention of the recent hooch tragedy in Assam that took more than 150 lives, the MMC also submitted a copy of the memorandum to the Chief Election Officer, Assam.
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