Political parties complain against each other before ECI

BHUBANESWAR: Political events on Thursday complained in opposition to each different prior to a visiting team of Election Commission of India (ECI) which sought their feedback as part of arrangements for upcoming elections. While the BJD warned in opposition to possible use of violent method via the BJP, the saffron birthday party complained the poll panel in opposition to use of serving bureaucrats via the BJD for poll goal. The Congress asked ECI to stay tab on use of cash and muscle energy via the BJD and BJP and misuse of government machinery.
Congress leader and leader of opposition Narasingha Mishra said, “Our major concern was once the misuse of cash, muscle energy and executive machinery within the elections via each the state and central executive. ECI should take severe word on this. We also demanded free and honest elections via creating consciousness about EVM.”

A five-member ECI team led via chief electoral officer Ashok Lavasa met various stake holders together with representatives of political events right here on Thursday.

BJD leader Amar Patnaik alleged that BJP was once engaged in poll-violence all over the Bijepur by-election. “Steps should be taken to test such violence via the BJP within the coming elections. We also informed the ECI about how petrol pumps are getting used for money circulation and hoarding via the BJP. During Bijepur elections we had informed the manager electoral officer about it. Our concern was once also to flare violence in communally delicate spaces.” The BJD also steered the ECI to include visit value of big name campaigners within the poll expenditure of applicants, Patnaik added.


BJP leader Bhrugu Baxipatra raised the issue of the use of executive officers and machinery via the BJD within the coming elections. “The executive has already started engaging the state machinery in election works. We requested the ECI to prevent this. Earlier booths in Maoist affected spaces used to have delicate booths however with emerging incidents of violence via the BJD majority of booths have transform delicate. We also informed how the federal government has shaped a cadre of professional hooligans as Biju Yuva Vahini and there are probabilities of poll-rigging via the ruling birthday party.”


The team also hold evaluate of preparedness with all district creditors, district election officers, superintendent of polices, income divisional commissioners, and vary inspector generals of police together with different senior officials.


The ECI asked the creditors and SPs to make elaborate preparations in Maoist affected and border spaces of the state at no cost and honest election. The commissioner also asked to habits raids in liquor dens and grab pistols from license holders prior to the elections. The police have been asked to arrest historical past sheeters and issue non-bailable arrest warrant in opposition to them.


Commissioner asked the district election officers to stay a detailed watch on poll expenditures and habits raids in inclined spaces via flying squads and static surveillance teams. The team is on a three-day visit to the state and will leave on Friday.
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