BJP leaders also claimed that the party’s requests to register new eligible voters were not being considered. (Representational Image: Reuters/File)
In a memorandum submitted to the SEC, state BJP chief Suresh Kashyap and former minister Sukh Ram Choudhary alleged that the Congress leader was trying to enroll bogus voters at the same address.
The Himachal BJP on Monday accused the ruling Congress party of recruiting bogus voters to win the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections and sought the State Election Commissioner’s intervention in a memorandum submitted by the party to the State Election Commissioner (SEC). demanded. BJP chief Suresh Kashyap and former minister Sukhram Chowdhary alleged that the Congress leader was trying to enroll bogus voters at the same address.
The incident of casting 18 to 20 bogus votes at one address has come to light in Benmoor ward, while Congress leaders have also registered a large number of bogus voters in Bhatta-Kuphar ward. The BJP memorandum states that similar complaints are coming from other wards as well.
According to the Himachal Pradesh State Election Commission, elections to the 34 wards of the SMC will be held on May 2 and the results will be declared on May 4.
Seeking SEC’s intervention to ensure free and fair polls, Kashyap said the Congress has stooped so low that it is trying to use all means to win the civic polls.
BJP leaders also claimed that the party’s requests to register new eligible voters were not being considered and urged the commission not to recognize bogus votes cast by the Congress.
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