New Delhi: The Election Fee dismissed the Congress occasion’s allegations of irregularities within the current Haryana meeting elections on Tuesday. The Fee said that Congress was merely elevating “the smoke of a generic doubt” relating to the integrity of all the electoral course of, a tactic they’ve utilized in earlier elections.
The Election Fee has issued a warning to the Congress occasion, urging it to keep away from making ‘baseless allegations’ after every election.
In a letter addressed to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the ballot physique mentioned, “That is least anticipated of a nationwide political occasion. The fee appreciates the criticality of the thought of views of political events in sustaining and strengthening electoral democracy within the nation and assures that it’s going to stay dedicated in direction of well timed grievance redressal,” reported PTI.
What Congress Had Claimed
The Congress occasion submitted a number of complaints to the Election Fee, together with claims of a delay within the vote counting course of on October 8, the day the outcomes for the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir elections have been introduced.
The Congress occasion additionally requested clarification relating to the 99% battery standing displayed on the management models (CU) of digital voting machines (EVM) through the counting course of at sure polling stations throughout 26 meeting constituencies.
Election Fee Reply
The Election Fee identified that, over the previous 12 months, Congress has repeatedly raised baseless questions on key elements of India’s electoral course of. They famous that Congress appears to observe a transparent sample in when and the way they make these claims.
ECI said that it was ‘as soon as once more’ compelled to focus on that there’s ‘no proof in anyway’ of any statutory electoral steps being compromised. The Fee accused Congress of “as soon as once more elevating the smoke of a generic doubt” relating to the credibility of all the electoral end result, ‘precisely in an analogous method because it has achieved in current previous.’
“On the similar time, the fee sincerely urges INC to take agency and concrete steps, matching with the occasion’s lengthy and illustrious standing, to amend their … method…,” the letter to Kharge additional learn.
(With PTI inputs)
