Hours before announcement of poll dates, Yogi fills UP Gau Sewa Aayog posts

The govt claimed decision to name new office bearers had been taken yesterday itself, although the official press communique was made only this afternoon

Hours before the Election Commission of India (ECI) was to release the dates of the forthcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Yogi Adityanath government today hurriedly announced the new office bearers of several autonomous boards, commissions and corporations in Uttar Pradesh.

 This also included the UP Gau Sewa Aayog, which had been functioning without its principal office bearers since last several months.

Once the poll dates are announced by the ECI, the election model code of conduct comes into force, which prohibits the central and state governments from making any fresh announcements or taking policy decisions.

The government claimed the decision to nominate