Large-scale EVM fraud in Bihar by-polls: Congress
Patna: The Congress in Bihar has alleged that there was a large-scale EVM fraud in favour of the BJP candidate in one of the seats taht went for bypolls on Sunday.
Bihar Pradesh Committee acting president Kaukab Qadri alleged that as many as 137 EVMs were found to be faulty Bhabua assembly constituency. Qadri said that the EVM malfunctioning allegedly took place in predominantly Muslim and Dalit areas. He said that that his party will approach the Election Commission demanding repolls where the EVMs had been found to be faulty.
When contacted, Kaimur’s District Magistrate, Rajeshwar Prasad Singh, told Janta Ka Reporter that only 25 machines had been found to malfunction. He said, “We received the complaints of VVPAT machines not functioning properly at 25 booths. We were quick to fix those machines. There’s absolutely no truth in the Congress leader’s allegations.”
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“Voters were intimidated, threatened,” alleges Uttar Pradesh Cong Chief Ajay Rai
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Saturday alleged that the voters were intimidated and threatened by the ruling BJP regime. Rai's remarks came as counting for nine Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh shows a strong performance by the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).
“It was already decided in UP that the BJP is fighting the elections with the help of its machinery. The result of that has come out. All the machinery of the government, from police to administration, was deployed. Voters were intimidated and threatened. This is a complete murder of democracy,” Rai said, as reported by Hindustan Times.
According to latest ECI trends the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is performing strongly. Out of the nine Assembly constituencies where bypolls were held, the BJP is leading in five seats—Kundarki, Khair, Ghaziabad, Phulpur, and Majhawan. Its ally, the RLD, is ahead in Meerapur. The Samajwadi Party (SP), however, is not far behind, leading in three constituencies: Karhal, Katehari, and Sisamau.
