The Aam Aadmi Party moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, looking for to put aside the mayoral ballot outcomes and demanding fresh elections under the supervision of a retired HC judge.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, looking for to put aside the mayoral ballot outcomes and demanding fresh elections under the supervision of a retired HC judge.
The growth got here hours after the BJP swept Chandigarh mayoral polls, retaining all three posts, in a setback to the Congress-AAP alliance which has alleged tampering with poll papers by the presiding officer.
The petition was filed by AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar, who was the candidate for the mayor publish, in line with celebration sources. The petitioner sought to put aside the method of the election of mayor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, alleging “complete fraud and forgery”, the sources stated.
Councillors from the 2 INDIA bloc events created a ruckus within the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation House because the outcome for the mayor’s publish was declared, and boycotted the subsequent section elections to the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.
BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar defeated the AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar for the mayor’s publish, polling 16 votes towards the 12 received by his rival. Eight votes had been declared invalid. BJP nominees Kuljit Sandhu and Rajinder Sharma had been declared elected to the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor, respectively as they secured 16 votes every.
Opposition councillors alleged there was tampering with the poll papers on the elections, a cost rubbished by the BJP.
Apart from setting apart the mayoral ballot outcome, the AAP’s plea additionally sought instructions for holding fresh elections in a free and honest method under the supervision of a retired judge of the excessive courtroom in order to make sure that “no malpractice” is finished, the sources stated.
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It additionally demanded investigation by an impartial company into the “entire fraud” dedicated throughout the election course of, they stated. The petitioner additionally sought instructions for sealing and preserving the complete course of of election, together with the report of poll papers and proceedings of the election course of and videography held on Tuesday, they added.
