The Congress party also submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, alleging that militant organizations were trying to influence voters.
The Congress party also submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, alleging that militant organizations were trying to influence voters.
Congress to move Supreme Court against Election Commission of India (ECI) decision on Manipur government Release of funds for banned terrorist groups All India Congress Committee (AICC) observer Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday that under the ceasefire agreement.
In a tweet, Mr. Ramesh said large payments to terrorist groups “killed” 11 seats.
“Surprisingly the ECI made huge payments to the extremist groups banned by the Manipur government on 1.1.22 and 1.3.22, which do not violate the model code of conduct. They do and I am filing a petition in the Supreme Court. After a long gap, the payment was suddenly released during the election period. It killed the election in 11 seats! Mr Ramesh tweeted on Saturday as Manipur went to polls in the second and final phase.
On Friday, Mr. Ramesh and former Law Minister Salman Khurshid submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, in which they alleged that terrorist organizations were trying to influence the election by intimidating voters.
In the memorandum, the Congress claimed that ₹15.70 crore on February 1 and ₹92.65 lakh on March 1 were released by the state government to banned terrorist groups in violation of the model code of conduct.
The party also flagged a statement issued by the president of the banned Kuki national organization, urging voters to vote for the BJP and threatening them with dire consequences. All of these issues would have “far-reaching consequences”, the Congress argued.