Bhopal: The Congress in MP has demanded a high-level impartial probe into complaints of irregularities it had received on polling day. Such complaints put a question mark on the credibility and effectiveness of EVMs, PCC chief Kantilal Bhuria said Wednesday. Complaints suggest there was tampering of EVMs at many places,Bhuria alleged. ENS
Voting by Brus still upsets Mizoram CM
Aizawal: Mizorams outgoing chief minister Lal Thanhawla has expressed his disagreement with the Election Commissions decision giving postal voting rights to 11,000 Brus from camps in Tripura. I had asked then home minister P Chidambaram that these Brus should either come back or be disenfranchised, he said. ENS
Demand for another postal ballot
Aizawal: The Mizoram Democratic Alliance has asked the Election Commission to arrange for a postal ballot for Mizo personnel of the 3rd Indian Reserve Battalion posted in Assam. The state election directorate had earlier said these personnel couldnt vote as they were neither service voters nor on election duty. ENS