The electoral roll revision is aimed at removing all shortcomings in voter lists and it is a matter of grave concern that some parties are spreading misinformation about it and ‘firing from the Election Commission’s shoulder’, Chief Election Commissioner Gynaesh Kumar said as the INDIA bloc parties launched ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound Bihar against alleged “vote-chori”.
Addressing a press conference as repored by PTI , the CEC rejected as baseless the allegations of double voting and “vote theft” and asserted that all stakeholders are working to make Special Intensive Revision a success in a transparent manner.
With the Opposition questioning the timing of the electoral roll revision in Bihar, Kumar said that it is a myth that SIR has been carried out in haste and emphasised that it is the EC’s legal duty to correct the voter list before every election.
“It is a matter of grave concern that some parties and their leaders are spreading misinformation on SIR in Bihar, some political parties are firing from the Election Commission’s shoulder. The EC exhorts all political parties to file claims and objections on draft electoral rolls in Bihar, 15 days are still remaining,” the CEC said.
“Doors of the Election Commission are open to everyone, and booth-level officers and agents are working together in a transparent manner,” he said.
Kumar said the EC cannot discriminate among political parties, and both ruling and opposition parties are equal before the poll authority.
“It is an insult to the Indian Constitution if election petitions are not filed within 45 days but allegations of vote chori are raised,” he said.
