ADR denies filing false affidavit in SC, says document tendered in response to query
New Delhi (PTI): Poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) denied allegations on Saturday that it filed a false affidavit in the Supreme Court, clarifying that the document in question was never formally submitted but merely "tendered across the bar" in response to a query from the bench.
The clarification came a day after media reports cited comments made by the Election Commission's (EC) lawyer during an apex court hearing, suggesting that the affidavit contained inaccuracies and that the voter mentioned did not exist in the electoral roll.
In a detailed statement, ADR said it "stands by its values of accurate dissemination of information" and rejected the EC counsel's assertion as "incorrect and misleading".
"All the above facts are correct, as can be checked on the ECI website. Thus, the assertion by ECI counsel that the said voter does not exist or that the EPIC belongs to some other individual is incorrect and misleading. In fact, ECI could have and would have easily checked these details through his EPIC number; instead, they asserted that he was a fake voter or that the address did not belong to him," the statement said.
The NGO said all voter details provided in the affidavit could be verified on the EC's website.
It also explained that the voter's name had appeared in the "Draft Roll-2025" published on the EC's website in January.
"It is to be noted that both the 'Draft Roll-2025' and the 'SIR Draft 2025' have been published by the ECI on the same web link and same drop-down menu," the organisation said, sharing screenshots of the relevant entries.
The non-profit further expressed concern over reports that the elector in question was "hounded, summoned and threatened" by officials following the Supreme Court hearing on October 7.
"This will further create more distrust, fear and reluctance on the part of electors to come forward in case of their deletion from the electoral rolls," it warned.
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AAP activists detained during Mumbai protest against Raghav Chadha
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Mumbai (PTI): Police on Sunday detained some Aam Aadmi Party activists in Mumbai after they staged a demonstration against Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, who has crossed over to the BJP, in Khar area.
Aam Aadmi Party's Mumbai unit president Preeti Sharma Menon claimed the police prevented AAP workers from protesting peacefully against "traitor" Chadha and detained local leader Ruben Mascharanhas.
A Khar Police official confirmed that Mascharanhas and some other activists have been taken to the police station, without elaborating.
"@CPMumbaiPolice @mumbaipolice has no other work but to guard Raghav Chaddha’s Mumbai residence. @aapmumbai volunteers were prevented from protesting peacefully against the GADDAR. Ruben has been detained at the Khar Police Station. But BJP is allowed to block roads at their whim," Menon stated.
The AAP's Mumbai unit had planned a protest in the Khar area against Chadha and six other Rajya Sabha MPs of the party who recently joined the BJP.
"Without any detention order or any written communication, I have been taken to the Khar Police Station. Why is @MumbaiPolice so scared of @AAPMumbai's peaceful protest against 'Gaddar' Raghav Chaddha and Sandeep Pathak? We are @ArvindKejriwal's soldiers, we are not going to be cowed down," Mascharanhas said in another post.
The AAP suffered a jolt on Friday when seven of its Rajya Sabha members, including Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak, quit the party, with Chadha saying all of them have merged with the BJP, asserting that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party had strayed from its principles, values and core morals.
VIDEO | Mumbai: AAP workers protest outside Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s residence.
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On Friday, the AAP suffered a jolt when seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Rajendra Gupta, Vikram Sahni and Swati Maliwal quit and merged… pic.twitter.com/GWKCSvDrOJ
