BJP urges EC to ensure free and fair poll in Arunachal

Alleging Congress attempt to forge and manipulate postal ballots, the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh today demanded the Election Commission to ensure that such postal ballot papers are rejected during counting of votes.
The party has also demanded proper surveillance and strict monitoring of all the strong rooms in the state.
"The Congress is making desperate attempt to forge and manipulate postal ballot votes in favour of its candidates and resorting to sabotage the counting process," the party alleged in a statement.
"It is shocking and surprising that a Congress worker, from Hapoli assembly constituency, who was subsequently arrested, in Lower Subansiri district had collected postal ballot papers by producing forged identity card and submitted in favour of the party candidate from the constituency" the party said.

Many more such incidents of malpractices have been reported from entire state, it claimed.
The party also criticized the Election Commission for playing the rule of a mute spectator to the happenings as not a single complaint lodged by the party has been responded to by the Commission.
The party demanded the Commission to intervene in the matter and order necessary inquiry into the forgery and manipulations in postal ballot voting process and bring those culprits involved to book.