BJP rebuts Cong, Oppn
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 22 2019:
Stating
that the charges levelled by
the Congress party and all
other Opposition parties are
baseless and unfounded, BJP
Manipur Pradesh has stated
that the Opposition parties are
rattled by their likely defeat
and are trying to tarnish the
image of the country and its
democratic machineries by
raising doubts on its electoral
process.
A press release issued by
the president of BJP
Manipur Pradesh K
Bhabananda Singh today
mentioned that the ECI has
today asserted that the transport
and storage of EVMs
are well secured, dismissing
the doubts raised by the Opposition
over movement and
alleged replacement and
manipulation of these machines.
It continued that the entire
process of polling and
storage of EVMs in the
strongroom is fool proof and
as per the guidelines, the
EVMs are transported back
to the reception centres under
proper escort by a
contingent of Central Paramilitary
forces and State
police.
The complete set of control
units, ballot units and
VVPATs of a polling station
are kept in the same strong
room which is sealed under
double lock in the presence
of the candidates or their
agents and the observers, it
added.
The Congress party and
the other Opposition parties
maintained their faith in
EVMS and exit polls in the
recent State Assembly elections
of Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and
Karnataka, it said and claimed that the recent attitude of the said parties show
their double standard nature and whatever charges they levelled
against EVMs and against the possible outcome of the Lok Sabha
elections 2019, in the form of exit polls, are just a bunch of
thoughtless excuses to escape from imminent defeat.