(1) No employee shall be a member or be otherwise associated with, any political party or any organisation which take part in politics nor shall he 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 or indirectly 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 Managing Director or to the Officer to whom he is subordinate.
(3) If any question arises whether any movement or activity falls within the scope of this regulation, the decision of the Board 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.
Explanation (1).- Nothing contained in this sub-regulation shall be deemed to prohibit the wife of an employee or any other member of his family living with, or in any way dependent on him from standing for election to any legislature or to any local authority and from canvassing for other candidates.
Explanation (2).- 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 sub-regulation.
(5) Seditious propaganda or the expression of disloyal sentiments by an employee shall be regarded as sufficient ground for dispensing with his services. In the case of such conduct by a pensioner, the Board reserves to itself the right of withholding or withdrawing a pension or any part of it.
(6) An employee proposing or seconding the nomination of candidate at an election or acting as a polling agent shall be deemed to have committed a breach of this regulation.
Note: The above regulation shall apply to the Part-time employees of the Board.
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