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Published by: ishwar ashish
Updated Tue, 01 Mar 2022 01:40 PM IST
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SP President Akhilesh Yadav has appealed to the candidates, office bearers and workers of the SP alliance to increase the monitoring of the EVM strong room.
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There was a ruckus on Monday in the strong room premises at the counting site at Ramabai Ambedkar Ground when the returning officer of the Central Assembly seat, Govind Maurya, came out with hammers, chisels, locks, pliers in the government vehicle. On this, workers of SP and other political parties staged a sit-in for two hours, alleging EVM tampering.
SP candidate Ravidas Mehrotra from Central seat also reached on the information of the incident. DM and District Election Officer Abhishek Prakash said that there was no tampering. Explanation has been sought along with warning to the concerned officer. It was also informed that the candidates have been made to inspect the strong room premises. Everyone is satisfied with the security arrangements inside.
On this, Akhilesh Yadav tweeted that the attempt of a government official to enter the EVM strong room, which is banned for all in Lucknow, is a very serious matter.
There is an appeal to all the candidates, office bearers and workers of the SP-Alliance to increase the surveillance of EVM strong rooms everywhere. Don’t slack off until you count!
An attempt by a government official to enter the EVM strong room, which is banned for all in Lucknow, is a very serious matter.
There is an appeal to all the candidates, office bearers and workers of the SP-Alliance to increase the surveillance of EVM strong rooms everywhere.
Don’t slack off until you count! pic.twitter.com/pCd3qe7zJ3
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 1, 2022
Drivers keep tools for their own use
ACM Govind Maurya said that the tools were kept under the seat. Chisels, hammers are kept by the drivers for their own use. Said that the voter list which they are alleging to be in the vehicle is a plan of the commissionerate in which the names and numbers of sector magistrates etc. are written. I myself said to check the car. I myself let the workers check the car. I knew nothing was wrong with the car. The truth will come out in the rest of the investigation.