The Election Commission of India (ECI) has responded to allegations made by Congress leaders Ajay Maken and Jairam Ramesh regarding potential vote rigging and undue influence on 150 district magistrates ahead of vote counting for the Lok Sabha elections. Ajay Maken claimed that candidates' counting agents were not allowed at the ARO table, which he suggested was a more significant issue than alleged EVM rigging. The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer clarified that counting agents are indeed allowed at the tables of RO/AROs. Meanwhile, Jairam Ramesh alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had called 150 district magistrates before the vote count. The ECI has asked Ramesh to provide factual information to support his claims and has denied his request for extra time to substantiate these allegations. The ECI emphasized that the counting procedure is a sacred duty and no district magistrate reported experiencing any undue influence.
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EC denies extra time to Cong's Jairam Ramesh to prove his claim that attempts made to influence 150 DMs ahead of vote counting
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Poll body seeks Jairam Ramesh's reply on 'Amit Shah called 150 officials' claim #JairamRamesh #AmitShah https://t.co/wu8qCFMvos
Election Commission asks Congress General Secretary #JairamRamesh to share details of his claims that the Union Home Minister called 150 district magistrates ahead of the counting of votes. https://t.co/RHsn698QuU
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EC asks #JairamRamesh to give 'factual' info over allegation of #AmitShah calling 150 officials before vote count https://t.co/WyNYWiWuPJ
Congress' Ajay Maken claims mass rigging. ‘Candidate’s Counting Agents’ at the ARO table are NOT being allowed for the first time!!!... If true, this is bigger than the alleged EVM rigging!...: @ajaymaken tweeted. @AnkitPrasad shares details with @Prathibhatweets https://t.co/8k0hwxvLDb