Election Commission dismisses Congress’ allegations of irregularities in Haryana elections
The Mallikarjun Kharge-led party had said that the outcome of Assembly polls was unacceptable and alleged ‘serious issues’ related to the counting of votes.
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The Election Commission on Tuesday dismissed the Congress’ allegations of irregularities in the recently concluded Haryana Assembly elections and accused the party of “raising the smoke of a generic doubt” on the electoral outcome, reported The Indian Express.
In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the poll panel said that such behaviour is “least expected” from a national party.
Voting for the Haryana Assembly elections was held on October 5 and the results were declared on October 8.
“The commission appreciates the criticality of the considered views of political parties in sustaining and strengthening electoral democracy in the country and assures that it will remain committed towards timely grievance redressal,” it added.
On October 9, the Congress said there were “serious issues” related to the counting of votes and the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines in several districts. The party alleged that Electronic Voting Machines in constituencies where the Bharatiya Janata Party won had their batteries charged to 99% capacity, while those charged to 60-70% battery capacity showed Congress victories. The submitted complaints from 26 constituencies where it claim to have observed this discrepancy.
The Congress subsequently urged the Election Commission to seal the Electronic Voting Machines in 20 Assembly constituencies in Haryana until an investigation is completed over alleged irregularities in the counting process.
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