District election officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Rahul has ordered action against those who do not follow the guidelines of the Punjab State Election Commission. He has issued notices to the election officials who were absent during the rehearsal of the elections of Municipal Council, Patti, and Nagar Panchayat, Bhikhiwind, on May 23.
The district election officer has sent the list of absent election officials to the heads of their departments on behalf of the returning officers, and has written that the employees had been absent during the election rehearsal, which was a serious matter. Therefore, they should strictly instruct the officials/employees under them to immediately report for their election duty.
In case of failure to do so, disciplinary action will be initiated against such employees under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and FIRs will be registered against them.
