Chandigarh, March 25, 2019: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday conveyed its approval to allow the state ministers to participate in the functions which would be organized to commemorative Jallian wala Bagh Massacre event.
Disclosing this here today Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab Dr. S. Karuna Raju said that in its letter the Commission has given this permission on the condition that Central Ministers, Chief Minister of Punjab and Minister would participate in Jallian wala Bagh massacre commemorative events but they should confine themselves to extolling the achievements of the Martyrs, glory of the Indian state and so on. ‘Under no circumstances, it should become a platform for political campaign/ political mileage’.