ECI considering allegations against film Lakshmi's NTR

Amaravati: Chief Electoral Officer Gopalakrishna Dwivedi, sharply reacting to the allegations against the movie Lakshmi's NTR, said that the Election Commission is considering the allegations against the movie and decision would be taken as per the guidelines of the Election Commission. Addressing the media at the Secretariat, he said that a final decision on the movie would be taken after considering all issues.

Referring to the preparations to the elections, the CEO said that 75 election observers and 13 police observers have been appointed in the State. "Additional Director General of Police-level officers are appointed as police observers," he added.

The CEO said that one general observer and two police observers would be pressed into service for every two Lok Sabha constituencies in the State. Likewise, one general observer would be appointed for every three Assembly constituencies, he said.

The political parties and the general public could directly lodge complaints with the observers if they come across any problems, he said.Stating that the electoral rolls are in order, the CEO said that it was not proper to cast aspersions over including the names of new voters.

He made it clear that names of no voters were deleted from the list in the State and every new eligible applicant's name was included in the list.The final list of voters would be released on March 25, the CEO informed the media.