Alleging misuse of government machinery by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of the state in the Garoth by-poll, Congress party demanded deployment of additional police force and increase in number of central observers from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure free and fair election.
Former leader of opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly and senior Congress MlA Ajay Singh in a statement here on Thursday said, "The BJP is misusing government machinery to win the Garoth by-poll hence we demand from the ECI to deploy additional police forces and increase in number of central observers."Singh after campaigning extensively in Garoth assembly constituency for five days claimed that the position of Congress candidate Subhash Sajotiya is very strong and he would for sure register victory from Garoth.
Worried over the situation of the BJP in the constituency chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is camping in the constituency and on his behest all of government machinery is acting like BJP agent to make saffron party candidate victorious, he added.He said that the BJP observing its sure loss has shed all the democratic process to win the election and is out to frighten the electorate to affect the election and win the election by hook or crook.The senior Congress leader told the ECI that to conduct free and fair election in Garoth it should immediately appoint central observers and deploy additional police forces so that the government machinery could work without any pressure and the people could vote fearlessly.