HYDERABAD: Telangana’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj has directed the Commissioner of Labour, Telangana, to take strict action against organisations that do not grant a holiday on Nov 30, the day of the assembly election polling. In a press note issued on Tuesday, the CEO highlighted that during the previous General Elections to the Telangana State Legislative Assembly in 2018 and the Lok Sabha in 2019, complaints were received regarding private establishments and IT firms not declaring a holiday for staff. This failure to provide a holiday for employees to exercise their voting rights amounts to a violation of Sec 135 B of the RP Act, 1951, and other applicable Labour Laws. The Commissioner of Labour, has been requested to ensure that all organizations and companies have granted a holiday on November 30.