Lok Sabha 2024: INDIA Bloc Urges EC for Transparent Counting Process
Vote counting for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 is on June 4th. On Sunday a team of INDIA bloc urged the ECI to count the postal ballots first before the EVMs.
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance leaders said that ECI should issue “clear, detailed, guidelines for the counting process. The Opposition also sought clarification on counting postal ballots first, under the Conduct of Election Rules 1961, and ensuring CCTV-monitored safe movement of Control Units.
INDIA bloc also requested ECI to verify date/time on Control Units and confirm voting start/end times, specify slips, tags, and details for counting agents.
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Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “The vital importance of counting postal ballots first, and declaring the results of postal ballots first. This is very clearly stated in the statutory rule. This has been understood by the Election Commission over the years.”
Congress leader Ajay Maken raised concerns about a new rule that prevents candidates’ counting agents from being present at the Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) tables during the vote counting process on June 4.
The last phase of the Lok Sabha elections finished on Saturday, wrapping up the world’s largest polling event, which started on April 19.
