On Friday (November 1), the Congress hit back at the Election Commission (EC) after it rejected a complaint alleging malpractice in the Haryana assembly elections. The Congress has written a letter alleging that the Election Commission has not given a clear answer to its complaints. Food has been provided in the name of investigation.
The letter written by Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh and other Congress leaders said that the Election Commission's reply was written in an insulting tone. If the Election Commission continues to use such language, the party will have no option but to seek legal recourse for such comments.
The Election Commission has given itself a clean chit. We do not know who is advising the Commission, but it seems that the Commission has forgotten that it is a body established under the Constitution.
Earlier, the Election Commission had rejected the Congress complaint on October 29. In its 1600-page reply, the Election Commission termed the allegations as baseless, false and baseless.
Congress's reply to Election Commission…
The Election Commission had said that unrest and anarchy may occur
In its response, the Election Commission said, 'Making irresponsible allegations at sensitive times like polling and counting can create unrest and chaos. Citing 5 cases in the last one year, the panel advised the Congress party to be cautious in making allegations and avoid habitually attacking election operations without any evidence.
Polling was held in one phase i.e. on 5th October and the result was declared on 8th October. During the counting of votes, the Congress complained to the Election Commission that some EVMs were working on 99 per cent battery capacity, while some were working on 60-70 and less than 80 per cent battery capacity.
The Congress filed a complaint on October 13 alleging malpractice
A group of Congress reached the Election Commission on October 13. Allegations of malpractice were made on 20 seats in an hour-long meeting.
The Congress had filed a complaint with the Election Commission on October 13, claiming that the EVMs were faulty in the Haryana elections. Congress leader Pawan Kheda said that during the counting of votes in 20 seats, an error was found in the EVMs. Candidates for these seats made written and oral complaints. The Congress has sent their list to the Election Commission. Khera said it was strange that Congress candidates lost in the same seats where the machines had 99% battery charge. At the same time, machines with 60-70% battery charge are the ones on which Congress candidates have won. Some machines were 99% charged on the day of calculation and rest of the normal machines were 60-70% charged. We demand that the machines be kept sealed and secured until the investigation is completed.
Haryana Congress also filed a petition in the Supreme Court Congress leaders Priya Mishra and Vikas Bansal filed a petition in the Supreme Court on October 16 alleging irregularities in the counting of votes on 20 seats. However, on October 17, the court rejected that too. The petition stated that the Election Commission has conducted elections in Haryana using EVMs. Based on that, the results have also been announced. But, some EVMs were working at 99% battery capacity, while some were working at 60-70 and less than 80% battery capacity. The petitioners said that some EVMs had 99% battery even on the day of counting.
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