A political storm brews in Delhi because the Aam Aadmi Get together questions the inclusion of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s identify within the capital’s electoral rolls, alleging procedural lapses throughout the Particular Intensive Revision course of.
IMAGE: Rajya Sabha MP and BJP chief Raghav Chadha with Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout their assembly, in New Delhi on Saturday. {Photograph}: @raghav_chadha/X by way of ANI Photograph
Key Factors
- BJP MP Raghav Chadha’s identify has been added to Delhi’s electoral rolls throughout the ongoing Particular Intensive Revision (SIR).
- The Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) alleges procedural irregularities, questioning the inclusion of Chadha’s identify within the Rajinder Nagar constituency.
- Ballot officers verify Chadha’s identify was added by way of updation after removing from Punjab’s rolls, a part of 700 approvals in Delhi.
- AAP factors out Chadha’s identify appeared because the 747th voter, regardless of the draft roll printed on August 31 displaying solely 746 entries.
- Raghav Chadha refutes AAP’s allegations, stating he adopted all ECI tips and procedures.
Bharatiya Janata Get together Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Raghav Chadha’s identify has been added to the voters record of Delhi at the moment being revised underneath the continued Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of the nationwide capital’s electoral rolls, ballot officers stated on Tuesday.
Aam Aadmi Get together leaders, in a press convention, raised the difficulty and alleged that Chadha’s identify was included within the electoral rolls of the Rajinder Nagar Meeting constituency with out following the due process.
Electoral Roll Updation Course of
Ballot officers stated that Chadha’s identify was added to the electoral rolls of Delhi by way of the updation course of.
His identify was faraway from the rolls of Punjab, from the place he was despatched to the Rajya Sabha by his earlier occasion AAP.
“A complete of 700 types for inclusion of names within the electoral rolls have been approval by the electoral registration officers (EROs) in 70 Meeting constituencies in Delhi until Tuesday. Chadha’s identify was amongst them,” stated an official on the workplace of Delhi Chief Electoral Officer.
The electoral roll of Delhi was frozen on June 16 for the preparation of SIR and remained within the frozen state until August 31, when the draft electoral rolls have been printed, stated a Delhi CEO assertion.
Throughout this era, roughly 2.14 lakh Kinds-6 for brand new voters (in addition to Kind-7 and eight) have been submitted by the electors.
Additionally, throughout the interval of claims and objections, one other 25,011 Kinds-6 have been submitted by the electors in eight days (until September 7) for the inclusion of their names within the last electoral rolls to be printed on November 4, it stated.
AAP Alleges Procedural Irregularities
All Kinds-6 submitted by electors for the inclusion of their names throughout pre-SIR interval or throughout the interval of claims and objections are underneath course of together with Kinds-7 & 8. As soon as the types are permitted, addition, deletion and modification can be mirrored within the electoral database because the case could also be, it stated.
Additions of electors can be printed as a supplementary record on November 4, stated the Delhi CEO workplace.
The AAP questioned how Chadha’s identify was added to Delhi’s draft electoral roll after the record for the involved polling half confirmed 746 voters and sought a proof from the Election Fee on the method adopted.
AAP Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj stated Chadha’s identify appeared because the 747th voter within the Rajinder Nagar electoral roll regardless of the draft roll printed on August 31 displaying 746 voters.
Bharadwaj stated the entry confirmed the identify of Raghav Chadha, son of Sunil Chadha, aged 37, with serial quantity 747 within the electoral roll of the realm.
He questioned how the extra entry got here to be made and stated the Election Fee ought to make clear the process adopted for including Chadha’s identify.
Raghav Chadha Responds To Allegations
Responding to AAP’s allegation, Chadha stated in a press release, ‘I appear to be haunting Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Get together… Ever since I left the corrupt Aam Aadmi Get together, its management has been unable to deal with it. They’re behaving like a bitter ex who has simply been dumped.’
He additional stated, ‘The information are easy and easy. I’ve adopted all relevant ECI tips and procedures and availed the prescribed cures.
‘AAP has confused ‘electoral rolls’ with its ‘occasion membership register.’ It needs to chop out everybody who walks away from Kejriwal and his corrupt AAP.’
