Days before the elections results in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress party in the state has accused the district administration of Balaghat constituency of displaying “blind following” towards the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government and indulging in election malpractice.
The Congress, on Monday, 27 November, shared a video of a group of men sitting with postal ballots and purportedly opening them in the strong rooms. Strong rooms are safe houses designated by the Election Commission, where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and postal ballots are kept, which are sealed with double locks.
“Dr. Girish Mishra, Collector of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh, today on 27th November, got the strong room opened and opened the boxes of postal ballots without informing the candidates. Counting the last breaths the Shivraj government and the collectors engrossed in blind devotion of the government are a big threat to democracy,” the MP Congress handle posted on X, formerly Twitter.