Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:28pm on 03 Jun 2024,Monday Politics
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar defends the integrity of India's election process, dismissing claims of errors in voter turnout data. Opposition parties, including Congress, questioned the delay in releasing final figures. Kumar asserts the robustness of the counting mechanism and dares critics to provide evidence of malpractice. He assures the transparency of the process, highlighting the precedence of postal ballot counting before EVMs. Kumar's statements follow a meeting with opposition leaders regarding counting guidelines. The ECI addresses concerns raised by Congress over alleged calls to district magistrates before vote counting.
