P Chidambaram threatens Election Commission over Mallikarjun Kharge's letter, says EC should remember that...
Mallikarjun Kharge had raised valid points in his letter. ECI may refute them, but why take exception to the letter".
He said, “When RBI, C&AG, Finance Commission and other bodies can be criticised, why does ECI think it should not be criticized." On May 7, Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to the leaders of the INDIA bloc over the alleged discrepancies in the voting data released by the Election Commission (EC). In his letter, Kharge urged the INDIA bloc leaders to raise their voices against voting data discrepancies.
He said, "...our only objective is to protect the culture of a vibrant democracy and the Constitution". In a post on X, Kharge said, "On 30th April 2024, the Election Commission released the final voter turnout data for the first 2 phases of elections for the 2024 Lok Sabha.
The data was released 11 days after the first phase of polling (19th April 2024) and 4 days after the Second Phase (26th April 2024)." "In this regard, our first question for the Election Commission is - Why did the Commission delay the release of voter turnout data? On earlier occasions, the Commission has published voter turnout data within 24 hours of polling. What has changed this time? Why has the Commission failed to issue any clarification to justify the delay, despite being repeatedly questioned by political parties as well as political activists?" He further said, "We ask the Commission - For First Phase, why is there a near increase of 5.5% in the final voter turnout from date of conclusion of voting (at 7 pm on 19.04.2024) to the delayed release of voter turnout data (On 30.04.2024)? For the Second Phase, there is a near increase of more than 5.74 pecent in the final voter turnout from the date of conclusion of voting (at 7 pm on
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