Congressmen here have demanded action against the misuse of postal ballots during the Assembly elections in the state. They have raised questions against the security and use of postal ballots.
Congress has said that ruling party is manipulating the postal ballots and has accused BJP of casting votes on behalf of Government employees.Congress leaders Renu Jogi, Vani Rao, Dilip Dahariya, Ashish Singh Thakur have submitted their complaints regarding the issue to district election commission. The party workers created a ruckus in the collectorate and sought detailed information on number of votes casted through postal ballots. They said the number of postal ballots issues has been kept confidential.
Congress leaders also demanded that the cotes casted through postal ballots be nullified as the ballot box kept in collectorate has not been sealed and might have been tampered with.Assembly elections in Bilaspur were held on November 19. According to the provisions, Government officers who are posted away from their constituency on election duty can cast their votes through postal ballots.