NEW DELHI: Ministry of Home Affairs alerts the State Chief Secretaries and DsGP regarding possibility of eruption of violence in different parts of the country in connection with the counting of votes on Thursday. The Home ministry asks States and union territories to maintain law and order, peace & public tranquility, reported The ANI news agency.
Ministry of Home Affairs alerts the State Chief Secretaries & DsGP
regarding possibility of eruption of violence in different parts of the
country in connection with the counting of votes tomorrow. MHA
asks States and UTs to maintain law & order, peace & public tranquility. pic.twitter.com/0rZ9TNsC2b— ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2019
States/UTs were further asked to take adequate measures for the security of strong rooms and venues of counting of votes. This is in the wake of calls given and statements made in various quarters for inciting violence and causing disruption on the day of counting of votes. https://t.co/1A8T5cCgoO
— ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2019
The unusual advisory from Centre comes in the wake of a sharp campaign by opposition leaders.
Two days ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, leaders of around 20 opposition parties met here on Tuesday amid their concerns over the electronic voting machines (EVM) and use of VVPATs following a string of videos that show the electronic voting machines being transported from one place to another.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and said the onus of ensuring institutional integrity lay with the Election Commission of India (ECI).