Skip poll training, get arrested

KOCHI: District Collector P I Sheik Pareeth has cautioned officials deputed for election duty that they might face legal proceedings, including arrest, if they skip training sessions.Instructions have been given to the election wing to collect the names of officials who had not attended the first phase of the training session held from March 1 to 8. The final round training for officials will begin at the Muvattupuzha Town Hall on Tuesday.“The election wing has collected the names, addresses and phone numbers of officials who have been asked to report for election duty,” Pareeth said. Details of those who fail to attend training session will be handed over to authorities concerned for further proceedings. “Those who are keeping off election duty owing to medical reasons will be produced before the medical board,” he said.