4pm News Network: Voting will be held today, Wednesday (November 20) for 9 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats. Voting for these seats will take place until 6:00 p.m. Furthermore, strict security measures have been adopted during the voting and police have also been deployed at every corner. It is believed that there is a possibility of a close contest this time as all parties in the state are participating in the by-elections. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has taken major action over allegations of irregularities during the by-election voting in UP. During this period, the Election Commission has suspended many UP police officers. These police officers were accused of checking the voter cards of voters who were going to vote and preventing them from voting.
The great action of the Electoral Commission during the by-elections
According to sources, following the SP party’s complaint, the Election Commission had already ordered UP police officers not to check the identity cards of voters. In any case, this right belongs to the officials who carry out their duties in the electoral process, and not to the police or soldiers.
We inform you that, after the investigation, in this case a sub-inspector, two police chiefs and two female officers were removed from their electoral duties and sent to the police line. In another case, a complaint was received regarding the access of police personnel to the polling station. The investigation revealed that he had entered the polling station to ask about the proper conduct of the voting process.
However, this is against the Election Commission guidelines, so the guilty police officer has been suspended and departmental action has been ordered.
Sub-inspector Arun Kumar Singh suspended
important point
- The Commission has a clear order that the police will not investigate or verify voters in any way.
- This right belongs to the electoral team appointed by the Commission, that is, to the electoral party and the candidates’ agents.
- This measure has been taken considering the complaints of some communities who were prevented from voting during the UP by-elections.
