Madhya Pradesh Congress has demanded that responsibility of administration officials be fixed for closure of CCTV cameras and action should be taken against them.
State Congress Media cell Deputy In-charge Bhupendra Gupta told media persons here on Friday stated that the CCTV cameras remained off for one and half hour. He demanded from the Election Commission that it should be clarified that in that one and half hour what happened inside and around the premises.
The Bhopal District Collector informed that CCTV cameras were shut after power supply was interrupted while the contractor of electrical system Gowardhan Mishra accepted that district collector instructed to close CCTV cameras and ADM was present at the time of giving instructions, Gupta added.
The two versions are contradictory and raises fingers towards administration that is responsible to work fair as there are clear instructions of Election Commission that every strong room has to be equipped with invertors for operating CCTV cameras round the clock.
The aim of installing CCCTV camera was checking of entry of suspicious people and activities near and inside the premises of strong room but unfortunately for one and half hour what happened and who came or left the premises is not recorded.
In Chhattisgarh, a Tehsildar and a Patwari have been suspended after they were found doing work against instructions given by Election Commission and in case of the CCTV camera at strong room of state capital if something against instructions of Election Commission has been done who would be held responsible.
Gupta alleged that District Election Officer served as Sehore district collector in the past and is presently Bhopal district collector and has good rapport with chief of the ruling party.
Congress demands to maintain security of EVM and power supply at strong room should be maintained and an inverter should be kept for the purpose.