Every employee shall at all time maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty.
4. Taking part in politics and elections 1) No employee shall be a member of , or be otherwise associated with, any political party or any organisation which takes part in politics nor shall be take part in, subscribe in aid of, or assist in any other manner, any political movement or activity.
2) It shall be the duty of every employee to endeavour to prevent any member of his family from taking part in, subscribing in aid of or assisting in any other manner any movement or activity which is, or tends directly to be, subversive of the Government as by law established and where an employee is unable to prevent a member of his family from taking part in, or subscribing in aid of or assisting in any other manner, any such movement or activity, he shall make a report to that effect to the Corporation.
3) If any question arise whether any movement or activity falls within the scope of this regulation, the decision of the Corporation thereon shall be final.
4) No employee shall canvass or otherwise interfere or use his influence in connection with, or take part in, an election to any legislature or local authority :
Provided that - i) an employee qualified to vote at such election may exercise his right to vote, but where he does so, he shall give no indication of the manner in which he proposes to vote or has voted;
ii) an employee shall not be deemed to have contravened the provisions of this regulation by reason only that he assists in the conduct of an election in the due performance of a duty imposed on him by or under any law for the time being in force ;
iii) the Corporation may permit an employee to offer himself as a candidate for election to a local authority and the employee so permitted shall not be deemed to have contravened the provisions of this regulation.
Explanation – The display by an employee on his person, vehicle or residence of any electoral symbol shall amount to using his influence in connection with an election within the meaning of this regulation.