New Delhi: A Congress delegation on Friday, approached the Election Commission of India, demanding the rejection of two votes polled during the Rajya Sabha elections in Manipur.
The delegation comprising of KC Venugopal, Ajay Maken, Kapil Sibal, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Gaurav Gogoi, and Abhisek Manu Singhvi demanded that the votes of an MLA and the Speaker be rejected, as they had allegedly shown their votes to a third party or unauthorised agents present there .
In the memorandum submitted to the EC, Congress stated, "The Speaker Y. Khemchand Singh displayed his vote unauthorizedly to Indian National Congress representative. On the other hand, Ngamthang Haokip, MLA of INC has shown his vote to the BJP's authorized representative and generally to others present in the room as well."
The party also submitted a video to back its claim.
Congress citied the order, dated August 8, 2017, regarding the rejection of votes for elections to Rajya Sabha.
"The rule is very clear that the elector has to show his ballot paper only to the authorised representative of his party and to no one else. In the case of independent members of the Assembly, he is not to show his ballot paper to anyone at all," the party stated.