Himachal Congress Complains To Election Body Over Carrying Of EVMs In Private Car
NDTV
Himachal Pradesh elections: Congress said the EVM machines have been seen to be carried to their stations (strong rooms) in unauthorised private vehicles.
The Congress on Saturday complained to the Election Commission against carrying of EVMs in private vehicles which is in violation of the rules.
In a complaint to the Chief Election Officer, Himachal, the Legal and Human Rights Department of the state Congress said the EVM machines have been seen to be carried to their stations (strong rooms) in unauthorised private vehicles.
Terming it an "utterly unfortunate incident" in his Vidhan Sabha constituency, Rampur, Congress legal cell working chairman Pranay Pratap Singh said that as per the protocol, the vehicles hired to carry such machines to the strong rooms are to be requisitioned beforehand by the Election Commission or the returning officers.
"But in the case in hand, the machines were transferred in a private vehicle which had no prior authorisation or requisition from either the Returning Officer or the Election Commission," said Mr Singh on the car in question.
