By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: The Election Fee Friday evening directed Rajya Sabha election returning officials of Haryana and Maharashtra to move forward with the counting of votes which was once held up following court cases about violation of laws.
The ballot panel additionally directed the returning officer of Maharashtra to reject the vote solid through Shiv Sena legislator Suhas Kande.
The highest brass of the EC went via detailed studies submitted through the returning officials of the 2 states, together with video pictures, earlier than giving the go-ahead for counting, officers stated.
The counting was once held up in Maharashtra after the BJP alleged that 3 MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — Cupboard ministers Jitendra Awhad (NCP) and Yashomati Thakur (Congress) and Shiv Sena legislator Suhas Kande — violated the style code for balloting.
The BJP has alleged that Awhad and Thakur passed over their ballots to their birthday party brokers as a substitute of most effective appearing them the ballots, whilst Kande confirmed his poll to 2 other brokers. The counting was once placed on cling in Haryana for an identical causes.
The BJP and the Unbiased candidate sponsored through it have instructed the Election Fee to cancel the votes of 2 Congress MLAs within the state.
BJP nominee Krishan Lal Panwar and Unbiased candidate Kartikeya Sharma shot off a missive to the EC, alleging Congress MLAs Kiran Choudhary and B B Batra confirmed their poll papers to unauthorised individuals after marking them and that the episodes have been “duly captured” on cameras.
The Congress has, in the meantime, approached the Election Fee accusing the BJP of seeking to defeat the method of loose and truthful election to the Rajya Sabha in Haryana and demanded rapid declaration of effects.
