Election Commission has turned its back on its constitutional responsibilities, serious questions are being raised on its credibility: Dipankar Bhattacharya

CPI (ML) normal secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Thursday alleged that the Election Fee has utterly abdicated its constitutional duties by not taking any motion on the complaints of repeated blatant violations of the mannequin code of conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders. Have shied away from. He mentioned the Fee's delay in releasing voting knowledge with transparency has raised worrying questions through the ongoing elections.

Dipankar Bhattacharya mentioned that the inordinate delay in declaring the ultimate voting figures and the declaration of them solely in share phrases and the large inflation within the remaining figures have raised considerations amongst voters and election observers. The Election Fee's remaining vote share figures present an unprecedented enhance in comparison with the figures introduced on polling day or the following morning.

He mentioned the full enhance is 1.07 crore votes. Which means that there was a mean enhance of 28,000 votes within the 379 constituencies that voted within the first 4 phases. In some states and constituencies, this enhance is greater than 10 and 20 p.c. The Left chief mentioned that such an enormous distinction can have an effect on victory or defeat.

Bhattacharya alleged that this time main irregularities are being seen within the election course of at each stage. The Election Fee has utterly turned its again on its most vital constitutional accountability of conducting elections with transparency and equity. The inspiration of free and honest elections is being weakened.