New Delhi
\nThe Congress on Tuesday alleged that some people were trying to influence the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections by using unfair means and urged the Election Commission to take immediate action against them.<\/p>\n
A Congress delegation headed by the party\u2019s in-charge in Chhattisgarh, PL Punia, met Election Commission officials and handed over a memorandum to them, demanding immediate intervention and action on its part.<\/p>\n
In the memorandum, the party alleged that the BJP candidate from the Samri Assembly constituency in the state \u201chas been found distributing cash, electronic voting machines have been found in Chirmiri in the Manendragarh seat and police have seized a number of EVMs from the headmaster of a government high school\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth the incidents point to insidious attempts on the part of certain individuals to infiltrate and influence the outcome of the ongoing elections in Chhattisgarh,\u201d the memorandum read.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Election Commission of India has maintained that the integrity of EVMs is beyond reproach. This begs the questions why is a government servant found to be in unauthorised possession of EVMs. That too in an on-going election.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe request that the use of EVMs be put under review while the EC examines the matter and arrives at a conclusive finding,\u201d the memorandum read.<\/p>\n
Given the egregious nature of the act, we request that the BJP candidate be suspended with immediate effect pending an inquiry, Punia said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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