Election Committee to tell cabinet secretary no Delhi-specific provision can be made in Union Budget: CEC Kumar
The Hindu“The Election Commission will write to the cabinet secretary, informing that no Delhi-specific provision can be made in the Union Budget that can disturb the level-playing field,” CEC Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday. Polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly will be held on February 5 and the votes counted on February 8, Chief Election Commissioner Kumar announced. Responding to a query about the the Union Budget, scheduled days ahead of the polls, Kumar said, "We will write to the cabinet secretary that no Delhi-specific provision can be made in the Union Budget that can disturb the level-playing field." Bypolls to two assembly constituencies - Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh and Erode in Tamil Nadu - will also be held according to the same schedule.