One Citizen, One Vote; Double entry voters not allowed to cast vote in more than 1 place: Kerala HC
Ernakulam: In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court reaffirmed the principle of one citizen, one vote in the context of Lok Sabha Elections. The decision came in response to a plea filed by the Chief Election Agent of MP Adoor Prakash, alleging the presence of double entries in the final voters' list for the Attingal Parliamentary Constituency.
Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen noted that the essence of democracy is in the principle that each citizen's vote holds equal value in shaping the government. The plea, brought forward by the Congress-I candidate nominated for the Attingal seat, highlighted concerns regarding 1,61,237 double entries out of 13,93,134 voters in the constituency.
The Election Commission's standing counsel assured the court of stringent measures to uphold the integrity of the electoral process. He also assured the Court regarding the prevention of unauthorised voting. The ongoing process of identifying double entries aims to maintain the sanctity of the voter roll.
In response to the petition, the court directed the respondents to strictly adhere to their commitment to ensuring one citizen casts only one vote and preventing double-entry voters from casting their vote in more than one location.
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Hemant Karkare killed by RSS-linked cop, not Kasab: Maharashtra LoP Vijay Wadettiwar
BJP writes to ECI for action against Cong leader Wadettiwar for 'defaming' Ujjwal Nikam
Mumbai, May 5: The BJP has written to the Election Commission of India seeking action against Congress and the opposition leader, Vijay Wadettiwar, for allegedly peddling lies and defaming its Mumbai North Central nominee and ex-26/11 prosecution lawyer Ujjwal Nikam.
Wadettiwar, the leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly, purportedly called Nikam an "anti-national" and accused him of hiding the information that then Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare wasn't killed by Kasab's bullet during the 26/11 terror attack, but fell to a bullet of a policeman affiliated to RSS.
His allegations were based on the book "Who Killed Karkare" written by retired police officer SM Mushriff.
"As a responsible leader, the opposition leader should desist from making such comments that can help the enemy nation," Nikam said.
Terming Wadettiwar's statements as "false and not based on facts", Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shekar claimed they were aimed at defaming Ujjwal Nikam and inciting emotions.
"We have written to the Election Commission of India seeking action against Wadettiwar who is a star campaigner (of Congress) and also against the Congress party for peddling lies," he added.
Shelar further said (Ajmal) Kasab was sentenced to death for killing innocent people after following a due process of law.
Kasab was the lone terrorist who was captured alive by Mumbai Police during the 26/11 terror attack by Pakistani terrorists in which at least 166 people were killed and several others were injured.
Shelar wondered whether Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray supported the statement made by the Congress leader.
A former special public prosecutor, Nikam had represented the state in high-profile cases like the Mumbai serial bomb blasts and the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
He is making his political foray from Mumbai North Central seat on a BJP ticket and is pitted against city Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad.
