Poll code 8212; FIR filed against BJP

Gautam said that he has sent a detailed report to the Chief Electoral Officer mentioning that around 60 odd vehicles were used by the party for its convoy violating the code of conduct. As per rules, only three vehicles are permitted in a convoy during the enforcement of the conduct while the party members insisted that the rules would not apply here since this was a rally.

The report is awaiting clarification from the Chief Election Commissioner, he said while delivering a talk on All You Should Know about Elections8217; organised bythe National Society for Clean Cities, Pune Branch.

The district collector was of the opinion that while the country had succeeded on a number of fronts in the past five decades, the nation had failed to make citizens out of people. 8220; We have created a big crowd of clients who have little sense of responsibility,8221; he said.

Gautam called for the participation of the citizens to ensure that the directives of the election commissioner are followed both in letter and spirit. He cited the instance of the Defacement of Property Act which prohibits defacing walls belonging to both private and public property and facing public view.

More than 92 cases have been registered with the collectorate so far, he said. 8220;Inform us if you feel that the candidate is throwing money,8221; he urged, exhorting them to remain alert even in cases of distribution of pamphlets since this would help the officials to maintain tabs on the expenditure.

A special counselling centre will begin functioning from August 17 to enablecitizens to find out if they are on the electoral roll. Forms will be available till the last date of filing nominations. A CD-ROM on the voter list is expected to be ready in a couple of days.

More than 80 per cent of the voter ID cards have been completed in Maharashtra. Although tenders have been finalized, the process of completing the remaining 20 per cent ID voter cards will begin from mid October, Gautam said.