The Delhi High Court today pulled up
the Election Commission over the issue of bogus voters in Delhi, and asked the
Commission what action it has taken on the allegation about the presence of a
large number of bogus voters in various assembly constituencies of the national
capital.
The Court directed the Chief Election
Commissioner (CEC) and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi to file an
affidavit "indicating the cause of
error".
"We all are interested in knowing it (about duplication of voter ID
card), nothing more than this and nothing less. That's all we want,"
the Court said, adding that if it is happening, then it is a "matter of great concern".
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The court made the observations and
passed the said order directing the Commission to file an affidavit while
hearing a writ petition complaining about the presence of a large number of
bogus voters in various assembly constituencies of the national capital.
The Court said there are
"discrepancies" in the electoral rolls as shown by the petitioner
Naresh Kumar who had unsuccessfully contested on a Congress ticket from Mundka constituency
in the 2014 Delhi Assembly polls.
The Court also said the allegation that
there are many persons in the city who have numerous voter cards in their name
but with different addresses needs to be rectified if they are still existing.
Kumar, represented by senior advocate
Rakesh Tiku, has sought a direction from the Court to the Election Commission to
delete the name of the bogus voters in different constituencies, including
Mundka assembly constituency in Delhi which itself has allegedly over 41,000 such forged
card-holders.
Meanwhile, the counsel for the CEC, who
appeared after the court issued notice on December 31 last year, informed the
Court that the final electoral roll list has been published and all the
corrections in regard to the present issue has been done.
Counsel for the CEC also submitted that
if the petitioner or any other person has any objection, they can give their
representation to the Commission.
The Court, after directing the filing of an affidavit by the Commission, then listed the matter for
further hearing on January 13.
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