9 months ago
Congress Accuses BJP of Voter List Manipulation in Pune
The Congress party in Pune has accused the BJP of changing voter lists at a regional office.
They shared a video showing BJP members talking to an official about what looks like voter lists.
The BJP says they were just discussing city problems and didn't do anything wrong.
The Congress wants a fair investigation by the election commission and other officials to find out what really happened.
Congress accused BJP of manipulating voter lists at Bhavani Peth office in Pune.
CCTV footage from October 31 shows BJP members discussing what appear to be voter lists with an official.
BJP's Namdev Malvade denied the allegations, stating they were discussing civic issues.
Congress demanded an impartial investigation by the Chief Election Commissioner and other authorities.
The allegations come in the context of upcoming Municipal Corporation elections.
- Who
- Congress in Pune and BJP office bearers
- What
- Allegations of voter list manipulation by BJP
- Where
- Bhavani Peth regional office, Pune
- When
- October 31 (date of alleged incident), Friday (date of allegations)
- Why
- In the backdrop of Municipal Corporation elections
Key facts
- Organization Accused
- BJP
- Organization Accusing
- Congress
- Location of Alleged Incident
- Bhavani Peth regional office, Pune
- Date of Alleged Incident
- October 31
- Evidence Presented
- CCTV footage
- BJP's Response
- Denied allegations, claimed discussion on civic issues
- Congress's Demand
- Impartial and transparent investigation by authorities
Quotes
Sanjay Balgude
Former Pune Municipal Corporation corporator and General Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
“A major scandal of changing voter lists in the backdrop of Municipal Corporation elections has come to light in Pune. While confidential work was being done before publishing the election voter list, some BJP office bearers have made changes in the voter list according to their wish at the Bhavani Peth regional office in Pune.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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