Raipur 29 November. Chief Electoral Officer Reena Babasaheb Kangale has said that the Election Commission is working with commitment for fair and peaceful counting of votes. Extensive arrangements have been made for the security of EVMs and postal ballots. Three-tier security arrangements have been made in the strongroom for EVMs.
In Bijapur district, the complaint that electronic voting machines were found kept in the open and not stored in the strong room is baseless. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has clarified in this regard that the electronic voting machines, whose serial numbers had already been given to the candidates for training, were brought to the training venue, Collectorate Conference Hall, Bijapur, only then The photo was taken from a distance.
Pink postal ballot envelopes
Besides, with regard to ballot boxes being found open on the spot and torn ballot papers scattered all around and tampering with ballot boxes and ballot papers, it is clarified that the envelopes for postal ballot in the Legislative Assembly elections are of pink colour, whereas Brown colored envelopes are shown in the publicized photos and videos, which clearly shows that these are not postal ballots or their envelopes. In fact, these are photographs of the symbol being installed in the pigeon hole being prepared for the counting of VVPAT slips in the office of District Election Officer, Bijapur. The steel boxes shown in the photo are the steel boxes of the District Election Officer’s office in which various election materials are kept. Therefore, this photo and video on the basis of which the complaint has been made is misleading and baseless.
Mahesh Gagda is continuously complaining about Bijapur Collector.
Let us tell you that BJP candidate from Bijapur and former minister Mahesh Gagda is continuously complaining about the Bijapur Collector. Gagda has accused the election of being a victim of corruption at the behest of the Congress government and said that he has reiterated his request to the Chief Electoral Officer of the state to immediately take action against the District Election Officer of Bijapur. Citing the evidence sent by Jogi Congress candidate Ramdhar Jurri to the Chief Electoral Officer, he said that we are continuously complaining about election rigging in Bijapur but no action has been taken against the District Election Officer. This clearly raises suspicion that the elections are being sacrificed for corrupt practices.
Former minister and BJP candidate from Bijapur Mahesh Gagda said that during the entire election, it was seen that the returning officer in Bijapur, by working as an agent of Congress, had flouted the commitment of fair elections and there was full preparation for rigging in the counting of votes. Has been done. Election officials in Bijapur are working in favor of Congress. The proof of which has also been exposed by Jogi Congress candidate. It has become clear that fair counting of votes is not possible while the District Election Officer and his deputy are deployed. They are engaged in influencing the results in favor of Congress against the guidelines of the Election Commission. District Election Officer Collector Rajendra Katara should be removed immediately.
He said that when Congress candidate Jogi caught wind of the rift going on in Congress’s favor, the way he was treated is a proof that the election officials are working as per the instructions of the Congress instead of the Election Commission. Election officials not recognizing the authorized candidates of a political party and putting pressure on them by not responding to the rigging detected by them, is a conspiracy to commit corruption in elections. It is surprising that the Election Commission has not been able to take any action till now on such blatant irregularities. Fair elections are not being held in Chhattisgarh. Here election officials are contesting elections on behalf of Congress. He has demanded immediate action.
