Harsh urges Election Commission for an impartial probe into Election frauds, bunglings

01/08/2021

JAMMU, Jul 31: Seeking unbiased and impartial probe into the complaints of massive irregularities, bunglings, frauds, manipulations and massing rigging in the conduct of DDC polls held in District Udhampur in December 2020, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh Chairman-JKNPP and former Minister has expressed the hope that State Election Commissioner would ensure that Justice prevails. Mr. Singh disclosed that the complaint against the massive rigging and other malpractices in DDC elections of District Udhampur had been lodged with CBI by the Panthers Party on 15th of June, 2021. The said complaint has been transferred by CBI to State Election Commissioner vide its no. 674/CA0042021A0174 dated 15-07-2021. The CBI has further sent a communiqué to the Panthers Party informing it that the "enquiry/investigation in the complaint is being forwarded" to the State Election Commissioner for taking requisite action. He was addressing a press conference in Jammu today.
Speaking to media persons, Mr. Singh maintained that not only were the complaints made by NPP to District Udhampur authorities during and after the said elections disregarded, but the Election machinery was seen openly promoting the ruling party candidates and allowing them to brazenly use the administrative paraphernalia in furtherance of their electoral prospects. He said that aggrieved by the highly apathetic and rather offensive approach of the District Udhampur authorities towards NPP and their pampering of an extremely mollycoddled BJP, the party leadership had decided to legally pursue the matter by firstly moving an RTI application. The disclosures made in belated reply to the said RTI are sensational and reveal irregularities of grave nature having been committed in the process of the DDC polls thus necessitating nullification of the said elections, asserted Mr. Singh.
Mr. Singh revealed that the reply to RTI application had admitted that there were discrepancies in District Udhampur in the number of votes polled on the day of polling and the votes actually found in the ballot boxes in 12 out of the 14 DDC constituencies of the said District.
And while there was no difference between the votes polled and votes found in ballot boxes in all other Districts as per the reply of SEC, it was District Udhampur alone where such discrepancies had been noticed, divulged Mr. Singh. Pertinent to mention that during and after elections, the NPP had raised numerous protests against the Election authorities and District administration for favouring the ruling party besides having facilitated the process of rigging".
Mr. Yashpaul Kundal (General Secretary-JKNPP & Ex-Minister); Mr. Rajeshwar Singh Sambyal (District President-Samba Urban); Mr. Mohinder Singh (District Youth President-Samba); Mr. Vishab Singh (President Panthers Trade Union-Samba) and Mr. Devender Singh were also present in the press conference.

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