GANGTOK, 23 Jan: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha [SKM] leader, PS Tamang [Golay] has accused the state government of trying to prevent supporters of the opposition from voting in the upcoming general election.
In a press release issued today, Mr Tamang has alleged that the State Election Commission has deleted names of many voters on the pretext that their names have been registered in more than one place. He states that as per the rules set by the Central Election Commission if anyone complains about any person having his name in the voters’ list at more than one place, then the Election Commissioner has to send a notice and then hear the complaint. Only after this process can a name be deleted, he adds. Here he has alleged that names have been deleted without the knowledge of the person concerned.
Mr Tamang has further alleged that the ruling party’s MLAs and panchayats have been threatening villagers of deleting their names from the voters’ list if they support the opposition. The names of voters being arbitrarily deleted proves that there is a conspiracy to manipulate the 2014 election, he alleges.
On the same, the party has demanded that all deleted names of those who have voter IDs be included in the voters list. It has also demanded that the Central Election Commission take legal action against officials who deleted names of voters without any legal notice and hearing.
In a press release issued today, Mr Tamang has alleged that the State Election Commission has deleted names of many voters on the pretext that their names have been registered in more than one place. He states that as per the rules set by the Central Election Commission if anyone complains about any person having his name in the voters’ list at more than one place, then the Election Commissioner has to send a notice and then hear the complaint. Only after this process can a name be deleted, he adds. Here he has alleged that names have been deleted without the knowledge of the person concerned.
Mr Tamang has further alleged that the ruling party’s MLAs and panchayats have been threatening villagers of deleting their names from the voters’ list if they support the opposition. The names of voters being arbitrarily deleted proves that there is a conspiracy to manipulate the 2014 election, he alleges.
On the same, the party has demanded that all deleted names of those who have voter IDs be included in the voters list. It has also demanded that the Central Election Commission take legal action against officials who deleted names of voters without any legal notice and hearing.
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