Cong manipulating oppn candidates in Arunachal: BJP

BJP in Arunachal Pradesh today accused the ruling Congress of manipulating opposition candidates through various means by pressing them either not to file nominations or withdraw papers in order to win as many as seats uncontested in the April 9 Assembly polls in the state.
"The Congress here is indulged in total sabotage of the democratic process by manipulating the opposition candidates through various means not to file nominations or withdraw papers in various constituencies," BJP state-unit president Tai Tagak alleged in a press conference here today.
"...And they (Congress) had managed eight seats unopposed so far," he added.
The strategy to hunt on opposition candidates for its mission to win as many as seats uncontested, had denied people in the respective constituencies the opportunity to use their right to vote, Tagak said, demanding the Election Commission to take note of the situation and take corrective measures immediately.

Congress workers in several Assembly constituencies were targeting BJP leaders and were distributing money among voters in several constituencies, Tagak alleged.
"Despite strong monitoring by the EC, Congress has been freely distributing money among voters in several constituencies," he alleged, adding that the entire government machinery was with the ruling party.
He cited intelligence sources that the Congress is likely to resort to vote capturing in various polling stations during the elections, and urged the EC to ensure free and fair polling.
Confident that his party would win more than 30 seats in the Assembly polls, Tagak said doors are open for all non-Congress parties for a post-poll alliance in the state.