No decision on putting off Bhavnagar corpn. polls

By Our Special Correspondent

GANDHINAGAR, SEPT. 15. Even as normal life remained disrupted in the coastal city of Bhavnagar in the Saurashtra region which experienced repeated tremors, no decision has yet been taken on postponing the elections to the city municipal corporation scheduled for Sunday.

The State Election Department said it had not received representation from any of the parties seeking postponement of elections. The State Government is still awaiting a report from the district collector to forward its recommendation to the department. Campaigning ended this evening in all the six municipal corporation areas which will go to the polls.

More tremors

The city experienced four more tremors last night, all of mild intensity. Most of the residents have preferred to spend their nights in makeshift tents or open gardens.

The Chief Minister, Mr. Keshubhai Patel, visited the city to supervise the relief operations today. Mr. Patel was in Bhavnagar on Monday night when the city was hit by a series of tremors.

CMO denies reports

UNI reports:

The Chief Minister's Office today sternly denied reports that Mr. Patel's convoy was stoned in Bhavnagar. Sources in the CMO described the report as completely ``baseless''.

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