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Chandigarh Mayor Polls: Demands to expose ‘Mastermind’ after RO’s confession in SC

A huge demand to expose the ‘mastermind’ behind the manipulation in Chandigarh Mayor Elections is building up after Returning Officer (RO) Anil Masih in the Supreme Court of India confessed defacing the ballot papers. Read More

Monday February 19, 2024 9:27 PM , ummid.com News Network

New Delhi: A huge demand to expose the ‘mastermind’ behind the manipulation in Chandigarh Mayor Elections is building up after Returning Officer (RO) Anil Masih in the Supreme Court of India confessed defacing the ballot papers.

“After Anil Masih’s admission in the Supreme Court of India that he tampered 08 ballot papers, the Apex Court should order a probe to expose the ‘mastermind’ and ‘main culprit’ behind the manipulation done in the Chandigarh Mayor Elections”, Farheen Saifi, a Journalist working for YouTube Channel Bolta Hindustan, said.

“This is important because Chandigarh being a Union Territory (UT) comes under the direct control of the Central government”, she said.

“The country needs to know on whose behest Masih tampered the ballot papers and who was the person who as repeatedly calling Masih during the election process”, she said.

Farheen Saifi was commenting on the hearing in the Supreme Court of India Monday during which Anil Masih, the Returning Officer in the Chandigarh Mayor Elections, admitted he himself marked ‘X’ on eight ballot papers so as to declare them invalid.

Watch SC Proceeding

Surely Anil Masih's handlers will come out with an even more sinister plan to manage things. But this is the well deserved & proper belt treatment of this fraud by CJI.

Bol Masih ko rahe hain, lekin suna usko Masiha ko rahe hain. Enjoy pic.twitter.com/7YG8uzOy50

— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 (@RoflGandhi_) February 19, 2024

In the Chandigarh Mayor Polls held on January 30, 2024, a total of 36 votes were casted. Of them, 16 votes were in favour of the BJP whereas 20 votes were in support of the AAP-Congress joint candidate.

Masih however declared 08 votes of AAP and Congress members invalid and declared the BJP candidate, Manoj Sonkar, winner and the new Mayor of Chandigarh.

AAP-Congress Mayoral candidate Kuldeep Singh approached the Supreme Court after the High Court dismissed his plea.

In the earlier hearing on Kuldeep Singh’s plea on Feb 5, the Supreme Court of India had called the entire episode a “murder of democracy” and asked Presiding Officer Anil Masih to depose before it with all the records and documents related to the mayoral elections.

Consequently, Masih appeared in the Court Monday and admitted the foul play. Those who were present in the court said Masih was shaking with fear.

'Masih must be prosecuted'

The Apex Court meanwhile said RO Anil Masih must be prosecuted as he was interfering with the election process.

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said it is obvious that the returning officer has defaced the ballot papers.

The court also said it will peruse ballot papers, entire video recording of counting of votes at 02:00 pm Tuesday.

The SC also said "horse trading" is taking place without divulging in details even as three AAP Councilors in Chandigarh - Poonam Devi, Neha Musavat, and Gurcharan Kala, Sunday Feb 18 joined the BJP.

Meanwhile, Manoj Sonkar of the BJP who was declared winner by RO Masih has resigned as Chandigarh Mayor.

 

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