Withdraw letter about counting of postal ballots, DMK urges EC
The Hindu
R.S. Bharathi writes to the CEC to immediately take back letter issued by the CEO
DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi has written to the Chief Election Commissioner, seeking the immediate withdrawal of a letter issued by the Chief Electoral Officer in Tamil Nadu on March 16 regarding the counting of postal ballots. He said the DMK had apprehensions that if the counting of EVM ballots was allowed to be completed before the counting of postal ballots was finished, it would lead to malpractice. Mr. Bharathi, in his letter, said the CEO’s letter, which said that more time was required to count postal ballots, was based on no real evidence and was an unfounded apprehension. “As such, any such apprehension cannot overrule the statutory instructions and guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India,” he said. He added, “It is also trite that the number of postal ballots will be greater due to the inclusion of absentee voters, and as such, it is likely that there are going to be a higher number of elections where the victory margin will be closer to the number of postal ballot votes.”More Related News