Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Holiday Declared on June 1 (today)
Holiday also Declared Under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Ludhiana, May 31: Rajiv Kumar
District Election Officer Sakshi Sawhney announced that a special holiday has been declared on Saturday (today) to allow the voters to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Sawhney further detailed that all government offices, boards, corporations, and educational institutions will observe a gazetted holiday today. This holiday has also been declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Employees working in industrial establishments, businesses, trades, or any other establishments in Punjab will also have a paid holiday on June 1, 2024, as per Section 135B(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, to cast their votes.
Sawhney said that those violating the orders, will face severe action.
Report By —Rajiv Kumar
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