Atishi Accuses Centre Of Electoral Roll Manipulation Ahead Of Delhi Polls

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre had pressured officials to remove the names of Aam Aadmi Party supporters from electoral rolls to manipulate the outcome of upcoming Assembly polls in the national capital, The Hindu reported.

Atishi wrote to Delhi’s Chief Secretary Dharmendra, seeking an investigation into the matter by a panel of retired officers or former High Court or Supreme Court judges.

“If any officer is found guilty of vitiating the free and fair election, the strongest possible action must be taken against him,” she said.