Congress calls for EC to research ‘complaints’ associated to Haryana elections

Congress calls for EC to research 'complaints' associated to Haryana elections


New Delhi:

Congress on Wednesday knowledgeable the Election Fee concerning the complaints associated to the “shocking” outcomes of the Haryana Meeting elections and demanded a probe into them. A delegation of senior leaders of the principle opposition get together additionally urged the Fee to maintain these Digital Voting Machines (EVMs) in query sealed and stored protected until the completion of the investigation.

The delegation assembly the Fee included Congress Group Common Secretary KC Venugopal, Common Secretary Jairam Ramesh, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, get together treasurer Ajay Maken, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda, State Congress Committee President Uday Bhan, leaders within the Punjab Meeting. Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa and Congress media division head Pawan Kheda had been included.

Senior get together chief and advocate Abhishek Singhvi was related via video conferencing. Congress additionally submitted a report containing seven complaints to the Fee and demanded an investigation.

After the Congress delegation met the Fee, Kheda advised reporters, “We now have knowledgeable the Election Fee about our 20 complaints. Of those, we have now seven complaints in writing. Amongst these complaints, there is a matter associated to EVM’s battery being 99 p.c charged, about which we knowledgeable the Election Fee. We now have demanded that these machines be sealed. Will present some extra complaints to the fee within the subsequent 48 hours.

He mentioned that the Election Fee has assured us that they’ll take cognizance of this.

In line with Kheda, the Fee has advised that it’s going to give us written details about all of the complaints meeting smart.

Hooda mentioned, “The results of Haryana could be very shocking. In line with the survey of all of the businesses, Congress authorities was being fashioned in Haryana, however the outcomes that got here are very stunning. Complaints have come from many districts of Haryana that EVMs have been tampered with and there was delay in counting of votes at many locations. We now have complained about this to the Election Fee.

State Congress Committee President Uday Bhan mentioned that the Election Fee ought to make clear the scenario.

He mentioned, “Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini himself had mentioned that we have now accomplished all of the preparations and we’ll type the federal government. Subsequently, 99 p.c of the batteries of EVMs utilized in elections have grow to be a reason behind doubt.

Uday Bhan mentioned, “We had talked about matching of slips by the returning officer in lots of assemblies, which was not finished. The Election Fee ought to put forth this difficulty earlier than the general public, in order that milk will be milk and water will be water.

Earlier, former Congress President and Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, terming the outcomes of the Haryana Meeting elections as sudden, had mentioned on Wednesday that the Election Fee will likely be knowledgeable concerning the complaints coming from many meeting constituencies.

Terming the outcomes of the Haryana Meeting elections as ‘sudden’ and ‘towards public sentiment’, the Congress had on Tuesday mentioned that this mandate can’t be accepted as ‘the system has received and democracy has misplaced’ within the state.

Occasion Common Secretary Jairam Ramesh had additionally alleged a conspiracy and claimed that complaints concerning EVMs have come from three-four districts about which the principle opposition get together will inform the Election Fee.

Congress media division head Pawan Khera had claimed that complaints concerning EVMs have been obtained from Hisar, Mahendragarh and Panipat districts and Congress candidates have misplaced in EVMs whose batteries had been 99 p.c charged, however whose batteries had been 60-70 p.c. There was cost that Congress has received.

Within the first main direct battle between BJP and Congress in Haryana after the outcomes of Lok Sabha elections in June this 12 months, the ruling get together BJP received 48 seats within the elections for the 90-member meeting, whereas in 2019 it had bought 41 seats. Congress needed to be happy with 37 seats.

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