As Milkipur betters 2022 turnout figure, Akhilesh says presiding officers fulfilling fake voting target

The Milkipur bypoll has turned into a prestige conflict betwixt the SP and the BJP arsenic the spot is portion of the politically important Ayodhya district.

SP main Yadav alleged that presiding officers are “fulfilling the people of fake voting”.

Yadav posted connected X an audio clip from a purported sting and said, “This is simply a sting cognition of the information of presiding officers who are fulfilling the people of fake voting for the ruling party.” He alleged that constabulary are checking individuality cards of voters to “create fear”.

In different station connected X, Yadav said, “The Election Commission should instantly instrumentality cognisance of pictures related to the quality that Ayodhya Police are checking the ID cards of voters successful Milkipur…” helium said, attaching a representation with the post.

Ayodhya Senior SP Raj Karan Nayyar denied the allegations. He said the photograph successful question depicted constabulary unit verifying the recognition credentials of a polling agent, and emphasised that instrumentality enforcement officers are not conducting immoderate verification of voters’ recognition documents.

SP person and Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad alleged the BJP was “creating unit connected officers.”

The main contention is betwixt SP’s Ajit Prasad and the BJP’s Chandrabhanu Paswan. Stakes successful Milkipur were raised by Ajit’s begetter Awadhesh Prasad’s triumph from Faizabad successful LS polls. With SP looking to clasp the seat, BJP sees the bypolls arsenic a accidental to avenge its Faizabad loss. — WITH PTI

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