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Voting for Lok Sabha elections 2019 will go as per schedule: EC after naxal attack

Voting for Lok Sabha elections 2019 will go as per schedule: EC after naxal attack

Election Commission of India

The Election Commission of Chhattisgarh clarified on Tuesday that the polls for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 will go as per the schedule.

The clarification from the EC came after the Naxal attack in Dantewada that claimed the lives of six people including BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi.

Following the Naxal attack, the Chief Electoral Officer of the state had called for an immediate video conference meeting of collectors and SPs from the affected districts covering phase 1 and phase 2 polls.

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The EC also instructed the officials to take the utmost precautions over the next few days.

A BJP leader and five policemen were killed on Tuesday when the Naxals attacked a convoy in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada.

The incident occurred at Shyamgiri hills when the BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi's convoy was heading towards Kuwakonda from Bacheli area.

Meanwhile, Special DG (Anti-Naxal Ops) DM Awasthi has claimed that the Bachheli PS Incharge had informed the BJP MLA that adequate security was not present on the route near Kuakonda and had advised him to not go there.