Congress blames BJP for 60 lakh fake voters in MP
New Delhi, June 3: The Congress on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of deliberately enrolling approximately 60 lakh fake voters in the Madhya Pradesh voters list to influence the upcoming assembly election.
In a memorandum to the Election Commission of India, the Congress demanded action against the irregularities in the voter rolls.
Madhya Pradesh Congress President Kamal Nath said they have provided evidence to the EC that there are approximately 60 lakh fake voters in the lists.
Citing figures, Nath questioned "How is it possible that population had increased by 24 per cent but number of voters had increased by 40 per cent."
Nath said that a voter was existing multiple times in the voters list with different names. "Why has BJP not complained against these irregularities in the voter rolls? Why has BJP not demanded any inquiry?" the leader asked.
Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia accused the BJP of attempting to influence and win the Madhya Pradesh assembly election.
"It is an attempt to destroy democracy," Scindia said, adding "there are 5 crore voters in Madhya Pradesh of whom 12 per cent are fake." He said the difference in vote share between the two parties was just 9 per cent during the last legislative assembly election.
The party has requested the EC to enquire into the irregularities and discrepancies and take strict and prompt action against the erring officials.
The party has sought the removal of all duplicate entries in the electoral rolls of 230 assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh and to conduct free and fair elections.
"It is stated that repeated/demographically similar entries of bordering/adjoining assembly segments of bordering states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat are also prevalent and should be duly verified in order to ensure free and fair assembly elections in state of Madhya Pradesh," the memorandum read.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
