After Digvijaya allegations, District Election Officer says BJP's Manoj Tiwari didn't enter inside polling station
May 29, 2024
New Delhi [India], May 29 : Following allegations levelled by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh that BJP NE Delhi candidate Manoj Tiwari had apparently done "bogus voting" at a polling booth, the District Election Officer clarified that Tiwari visited GBSSS Sonia Vihar on the evening of polling day as entitled and did not enter inside any polling station at the location.
The district election officer added that Tiwari interacted with officials regarding missing names in the electoral roll.
The District Election Officer issued this clarification taking note of a video circulating on social media which shows Tiwari entering a polling booth in North East Delhi and closing the doors.
"The main gate was closed at 6pm i.e poll closure time and Tiwari was escorted out. Polling agents including that of the Congress were present inside the polling station witnessing poll proceedings and voting went smoothly till completion without any interference," the poll officer said in a tweet.
https://x.com/deo_northeast/status/1795747678233702501
In a post on X, Digvijay Singh posted a video claiming that the BJP MP and North East Delhi candidate was indulging in bogus voting and questioned the reason behind closing the doors of the booth when polling is going on.
"This video is of North East Delhi where Manoj Tiwari is inside with his team under police protection in a Polling Booth when the polling is going on. Apparently doing bogus voting. Main doors were closed while the BJP was murdering democracy. Would the Election Commission please look into it and get a report from the Election Commission Observer and Presiding Officer of this Booth? What was the reason for closing of Polling Booth gates when the polling was going on?" he said.
The video has not been independently verified by the election commission. Notably, BJP's incumbent MP Manoj Tiwari is in the electoral fray against Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Manoj Tiwari, secured 53.90 per cent of the votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The Congress is contesting the Lok Sabha elections in an alliance with the AAP in Delhi. As part of the seat-sharing arrangement, the Congress is contesting three seats while AAP has fielded candidates from four constituencies in Delhi.
Voting for all the seven seats in Delhi concluded on May 25 in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
Meanwhile, Tiwari has been campaigning for the BJP in Bihar and Jharkhand. On Tuesday night he campaigned in Godda for BJP's Nishikant Dubey.
