Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat claims video shows ballot tampering

Dehradun | Wednesday | 23rd February, 2022

Summary:

Dehradun, Feb 23 (PTI) Congress general secretary Harish Rawat has posted a video on social media that purportedly shows one person at an Army centre ticking and signing several postal ballot papers.

Sharing the video on his Twitter handle and Facebook on Tuesday, Rawat said, "Sharing a short video for everyone"s information.

It shows how one man at an army centre is ticking and signing several ballot papers.

Will the Election Commission take cognisance of this?" When asked about the tweet, Rawat"s spokesman Surendra Kumar refused to disclose the source of the video but claimed that it is from Uttarakhand.

The party has not made a formal complaint to the Election Commission in this regard yet but it can take suo motu cognisance of it, he said.

The Congress leaders termed it as a "mockery of democracy" and urged the Election Commission to take cognisance of the video and act against the guilty.