Unexpected twist by Jagan Sarkar on local elections .. Shock to EC Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar

Twist In AP Local Body Elections

State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar is preparing to hold local body elections in Andhra Pradesh.  It was decided to hold a meeting with all the political parties in the state on the 28th of this month regarding the conduct of the elections.  At this juncture Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy gave an unexpected twist.

 

Jagan Government has ruled out holding local body elections in November in the wake of the Covid 19 situation.CM YS Jagan on Friday conducted a review with the State Level Bankers Committee in Thadepalli.  

After the meeting, Minister Mekapati Gautam Reddy said that although the impact of the corona virus epidemic in the state seems to have abated somewhat, there is a possibility of a recurrence.  Kovid is of the opinion that the cases will increase in the month of November. "Elections in states like Bihar are mandatory and we have some leeway for local body elections," he said. So it is clear that there is no provision for holding local body elections at present.  With this, the efforts of Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar to hold elections do not seem to be fruitful.  

It is learned that the local body elections were postponed at a time when the corona was spreading while Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar was the SEC.  

Jagan Sarkar took this matter seriously and brought a special ordinance and removed him from office.  Nimmagadda appealed to the High Court, which ruled in his favor.  

The AP government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court judgment.  But the Supreme Court also refused to grant stay.  While Nimmagadda is trying to hold elections in the state at the moment, CM Jagan is adamant that there is no possibility of holding local elections