The AGP today shot off a letter to the Election Commission of India alleging discrepancies in the draft photo electoral rolls, 2013.
The working president of the AGP, Atul Bora, said they had faxed a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, V.S. Sampath, today requesting him to take suitable measures to remove “discrepancies” in the draft electoral rolls of the state which were published on October 19.
“This issue was discussed during our steering committee meeting held on October 26 and we have moved the chief election commissioner today,” he said.
Bora said there was no mention of the word “draft” in the draft electoral rolls which had created doubts in the minds of the people. “Moreover, in the draft rolls, which were published on October 19, the date of publication was written as January 23, 2013, which was the date for publication of the final rolls. As a result of that there is no way for us to find out if any draft roll is sent to a polling station as the final list,” he said.
Showing a draft photo electoral roll of a polling station under Jalukbari Assembly constituency of Kamrup (metro) district, Bora pointed out that the draft roll signed by electoral roll registration officer Prasanta Pratim Kath Katia was dated January 23, 2013. “How can draft electoral rolls published on October 19, 2012, be signed by an official on a future date?” Bora questioned.
Demanding insertion of the word “draft” in the draft rolls with the “correct date”, he said if these “discrepancies” were not removed there would be scope for inclusion of names of illegal migrants in the final voter list.
Bora said they had sought the intervention of the Election Commission as they suspect that it could be part of a conspiracy hatched by the state government to include the names of illegal migrants in the voter list. “It is a matter of serious concern for the people of a sensitive state like Assam which is plagued by the problem of illegal influx from Bangladesh,” he said.
The working president of the AGP, Atul Bora, said they had faxed a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, V.S. Sampath, today requesting him to take suitable measures to remove “discrepancies” in the draft electoral rolls of the state which were published on October 19.
“This issue was discussed during our steering committee meeting held on October 26 and we have moved the chief election commissioner today,” he said.
Bora said there was no mention of the word “draft” in the draft electoral rolls which had created doubts in the minds of the people. “Moreover, in the draft rolls, which were published on October 19, the date of publication was written as January 23, 2013, which was the date for publication of the final rolls. As a result of that there is no way for us to find out if any draft roll is sent to a polling station as the final list,” he said.
Showing a draft photo electoral roll of a polling station under Jalukbari Assembly constituency of Kamrup (metro) district, Bora pointed out that the draft roll signed by electoral roll registration officer Prasanta Pratim Kath Katia was dated January 23, 2013. “How can draft electoral rolls published on October 19, 2012, be signed by an official on a future date?” Bora questioned.
Demanding insertion of the word “draft” in the draft rolls with the “correct date”, he said if these “discrepancies” were not removed there would be scope for inclusion of names of illegal migrants in the final voter list.
Bora said they had sought the intervention of the Election Commission as they suspect that it could be part of a conspiracy hatched by the state government to include the names of illegal migrants in the voter list. “It is a matter of serious concern for the people of a sensitive state like Assam which is plagued by the problem of illegal influx from Bangladesh,” he said.
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