THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena came in support of PM Modi’s idea of ‘one nation, one election’. Meena opined that he agrees to the criticism that frequent elections and code of conduct are a hindrance to development. He said the code of conduct is in effect due to by-election in some constituencies and that MP and MLA fund cannot be allowed. Modi came with the idea of ‘one nation one election’ in 2016.

“By disallowing the usage of funds, the development activities will be affected. There should be a detailed discussion this”, Meena said.

As part of by-elections, code of conduct is in effect in four districts across the state-Kasaragod, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta. But code of conduct won’t be there in Thiruvananthapuram as it is the capital district but Vattiyoorkavu constituency will have to follow election code of conduct.