Enforcement of Model Code of Conduct in view of the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha has reportedly hit the ongoing process to resolve pending applications pertaining to Dharani.
The special drive launched for receipt of grievances from landowners was stopped on March 16, the day when the schedule for the elections was announced. In a memo issued on the same day, Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Navin Mittal directed the district collectors to continue the regular Dharani related works as usual and as per the prescribed timelines.
The process however is said to have come to a grinding halt as the CCLA has not addressed a formal communication to the State Election authorities seeking permission to continue the ongoing drive to resolve the pending issues. Election code will not be an obstacle as the special drive for receiving and clearing applications from land owners is an ongoing process. But, officials at different levels are said to be giving their own interpretations to the election code related provisions to postpone the work.
