Shillong, Feb 16: Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat on Friday said that they are yet establish facts on the allegations of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing Meghalaya’s Director General of Police, Swaraj Bir Singh for campaigning for Chief Minister Mukul Sangma for February 27 assembly polls.
“The BJP has given a compliant and we are gathering the facts and some fact has come another fact will be coming later. We have not been able to lay our hands on anything,†he told journalists after reviewing the poll-preparedness in Meghalaya with senior elections and government officials.
Initially, the legal cell of the National People’s Party (NPP), has lodged a complaint against Singh. Interestingly, the NPP withdrew the letter.
“Whatever, fact that has been gathers till now was that NPP has withdrawn its compliant and BJP’s compliant was that the Congress is using government officials, but so far we have not received anything on this issue but the process is on, whatever, emerges the commission will take necessary action,†Rawat said.
In a petition to Chief Election Commisioner Rawat on Thursday, the BJP said that Singh, along with some other police officers, has been openly campaigning on behalf of the ruling Congress.
The BJP also accused Sangma, who belongs to and is contesting from Garo Hills, of the “ruse” of revival of militancy in the area to rig elections in his constituency and demanded that deployment of Central armed police force should lie with police observers.
On BJP’s complaint hat militancy has again raised its ugly head in Garo Hills, Rawat said that the state police officials informed the election commission team that the charges are not serious but assured that strict vigil will be maintained to ensure free and fair polls.
“We will keep no stone unturned and even at the slightest of aberration it will be nipped in the bud,†Rawat added.
