Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday presented CCTV footage as evidence to allege that the BJP president openly nullified and voided votes in the Chandigarh mayoral polls.
Sharing the video, AAP wrote in X: “Accept it now, BJP. What can be greater proof than this? See how the BJP president openly destroyed the flag of democracy by withdrawing votes himself. This is a living proof of BJP's dictatorship.”
Supreme Court convicts civilian investigating officer
This comes after the Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded the citizen inquiry officer who conducted the mayoral elections in Chandigarh, saying it was clear that the returning officer had “defaced” the ballot papers.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who heard the case, said: “Is this the way he is conducting the elections? This is a mockery of democracy. This is a murder of democracy. We are shocked. This man must be prosecuted. the conduct of the returning officer?”
The top court further directed that the complete record of the election process, comprising ballot papers, videography and other relevant material, be preserved under the supervision of the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
BJP botches elections: Arvind Kejriwal
Earlier, during a protest against the BJP over the mayoral elections in Chandigarh, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal alleged that there was 'EVM and vote manipulation'.
During the protest, CM Kejriwal said, “BJP is botching elections; there were often accusations that BJP wins elections by botching it; BJP is stealing electoral votes, tampering with EVMs, getting names removed from voters' list and adding fake names, we hear. We often heard of false votes being cast, but never found any evidence. There is a verse written in the Gita, Yada Yada hi Dharmasya Glanirbhavati Bharata: Whenever too much sin is committed on this earth, the God above will come to heaven. soil.”
“These elections in Chandigarh show that they are the pot of sin. How was it filled? When sin's pot gets overfilled, nature moves its broom, and God moves its broom and corrects things. The Chandigarh elections were a close one. The world's largest party was caught stealing votes in the Chandigarh elections; she was caught red-handed.' he added.
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Published: Feb 6, 2024 08:17 AM IST