Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Officials of the State Election Commission (SEC) had to bear the brunt of heavy rainfall and power failure on Tuesday as there was no electricity at the SEC headquarters, said the official.
Voting is to be held from 7 am tomorrow and today there is power failure in the headquarters of State Election Commission located in Bhopal since morning. When officers and employees arrived on duty, it was found that there was no light. Transformer was damaged.
The generator of the office too failed. Officials then decided to call a private generator, but this too could not be started till 2 pm. Some officers were working through an inverter in their chambers.
A day before, the Secretary, State Election Commission, Rakesh Singh has directed the Managing Director of all the three power distribution companies to ensure proper power supply on the day of voting and counting.
Congress has termed the power failure as a serious issue. Former minister and Congress MLA PC Sharma said that it was a pity that the government could not restore electricity at such an important office that is conducting elections across the state.
