Lok Sabha Elections 2024: EVM destroyed in Manipur, voters coerced to vote for NPF
Manipur's Ukhrul, irate voters destroyed EVM after miscreants threatened them to vote for a certain party.
An official who does not want to be named told ET, «The incident took place in the polling station 44/41 and 44/50.»
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh uploaded a video on X where a miscreant was threatening voters.
He stated «Democracy is under threat. This video is from TODAY in Ukhrul District, Outer Manipur. Voters are being forced to vote only for the NPF, the BJP's alliance partner, rather than the Congress. The security forces are standing there mutely as our democracy is hijacked. These are the most important elections of our lifetime».
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