Covid: Club remaining poll phases, CM urges EC

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission to consider holding the remaining election phases in one go in view of the huge surge in Covid cases, saying it would protect people from further exposure to the virus, and adding that she had initially “firmly opposed” the EC’s decision to conduct the polls in eight phases.

Covid: Club remaining poll phases, CM urges EC
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Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission to consider holding the remaining election phases in one go in view of the huge surge in Covid cases, saying it would protect people from further exposure to the virus, and adding that she had initially “firmly opposed” the EC’s decision to conduct the polls in eight phases.