ECI seeks factual details from Jairam Ramesh on allegations against Amit Shah
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought factual information and details from Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for his public statement through a post on his social media handle alleging that calls were made by the Home Minister Amit Shah to 150 District Magistrates (DMs) just days before scheduled counting of votes.
In a letter to Jairam Ramesh, the EC had mentioned “the process of counting of votes is a sacred duty cast upon every Returning Officer (RO) and such public statements by a senior, responsible and experienced leader tend to put an element of doubt and thus, deserves to be addressed in larger public interest,” ECI Secretary Suman Kumar Das said
Although, no DM has reported any undue influence, the EC had sought details and information from Jairam Ramesh of 150 DMs to whom Amit Shah has influenced , as alleged by Ramesh and which he believes to be true, and had thus made these allegations
The EC has sought his response by June 2, 2024 evening for further necessary action.