The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday sought factual information from Congress leader Jairam Ramesh over his claim that Home Minister Amit Shah has summoned 150 district magistrates and collectors ahead of the June 4 vote counting. for the Lok Sabha elections. In a letter to Ramesh, the poll panel asked him to share details about his claim by 7 pm on Sunday.
The EC has referred to its publication in X on June 1, in which the Congress general secretary had alleged that “the outgoing Home Minister has been calling DM/Collectors. So far he has spoken to 150 of them. This is blatant and brazen intimidation, which shows how desperate the BJP is….” The process of counting votes is a sacred duty that rests upon every returning officer and such public statements “tend to give rise to an element of doubt and therefore deserve to be addressed in the larger public interest”, the EC has told Ramesh .
He has also told the Congress leader that when the Model Code of Conduct is in force, all officials will be under the deemed deputation of the commission and will report directly to the election watchdog for any direction. “However, no DM has reported the undue influence you allege…”, the EC’s letter to Ramesh states.
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