BBMP to provide PPE kits to voters infected with Covid to cast their votes in by-election to RR Nagar Assembly seat
BENGALURU:
In an effort to avoid spread of Covid-19, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to provide Ambulance as well as PPE kits to Voters affected with Covid to cast their votes during the forthcoming by-polls in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar) assembly seat on November 3.
BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad said the government will take every precautionary step to allow even Covid patients to cast their votes. “It is their fundamental right. We will call them and if any of these patients express their willingness to cast their votes, we will ferry them in an ambulance to the respective polling stations to allow them to exercise their franchise.”
Manjunatha Prasad, who is also the Returning Officer for RR Nagar, said that there are 1,177 Covid patients registered in this constituency. “RR Nagar has nine wards and we will be stationing 10 ambulances in each of this ward,” he added.
He said that BBMP would take every possible measure, such as sanitisation of the entire booth, during the polls.
“We are taking steps to call all those who will test positive from Thursday onwards till November 2 evening. These patients will receive calls from the control room and if they desire, we will pick them up,” he added.
The Commissioner said the BBMP would also provide a right-hand glove to all the voters who come to vote and an indelible ink mark will be put on the middle finger of the left hand.
“RR Nagar has 4.62 lakh voters and this time we will have three exclusively dedicated queues for men, women and physically challenged persons. In every booth Covid SOPs will be strictly adhered to,” he added. (Agency)
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