With the counting day for the Lok Sabha polls less than three weeks away, the Congress on Friday urged the Election Commission (EC) to take various safeguards regarding electronic voting machines (EVMs).
It also urged the EC to issue certain guidelines to ensure electoral integrity and free-and-fair polls in Amethi.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was part of a Congress delegation that submitted two memorandums to the poll panel regarding the aforementioned matters, told reporters here, "They (EC officials) have listened to these questions sympathetically. We are hoping that they would be taking action quickly."
Referring to Union minister Smriti Irani, who has been fielded by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Amethi, Singhvi said, "The Uttar Pradesh government has pushed forward all the proposals of a woman minister of the central government. It has tried to demonstrate that only BJP workers or ministers have been able to get work done there. Rahul Gandhi's proposals are being obstructed and delayed."
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