SEC writes letter to Governor against AP's move on gram panchayat polls

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vijayawada: State Election Commissioner N
He said it was against the spirit of the Constitution.The AP government had passed a resolution in the Assembly on Friday stating that it
November 17, the SEC had started proceedings to conduct gram panchayat polls in February, 2021 after consulting the state government.In the
backdrop of the recent Assembly resolution, the commissioner mentioned that the SEC is an independent agency with the authority to hold
elections every five years as per article 243K of Indian Constitution
He further said that the SEC had the power similar to the Election Commission of India to conduct elections.The SEC appealed to the Governor
gram panchayat polls