Shimla, Himachal Pradesh BJP on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission saying the returning officer in Dehra assembly constituency was acting under "undue influence" and urged it to consider replacing him.
The party claimed that it has credible information which suggests that the present RO (Returning Officer) is acting under undue influence due to the candidature of the wife of the Hon'ble Chief Minister in the upcoming elections from the same constituency.
“Given the sensitivity and importance of the upcoming elections, we believe that a change in the RO is necessary to maintain the integrity of the electoral process in Dehra Assembly Constituency. This step will further strengthen the public trust and confidence in the electoral system. Important to maintain." BJP state office secretary Pramod Thakur wrote.
The BJP also requested the election monitoring body to ensure that the new RO is selected on the basis of integrity, impartiality and ability to discharge duties under law and to prevent any undue influence or interference in the electoral process. All necessary measures should be taken.Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur will contest the Dehra Assembly by-election to be held on July 10.
Thakur, who hails from Dehra, is facing off against BJP candidate and two-time MLA Hoshiar Singh, who had won the seat as an independent candidate in the 2022 assembly elections.
The by-elections in Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh assembly constituencies were necessitated after the resignation of three independent MLAs, who along with six Congress rebels voted in favor of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan on February 27 and later joined the BJP on March 23. They went.
Three independent MLAs submitted their resignations on 22 March.
After the completion of Lok Sabha elections and by-elections on six assembly seats, Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathani accepted his resignation on June 3.
The party claimed that it has credible information which suggests that the present RO (Returning Officer) is acting under undue influence due to the candidature of the wife of the Hon'ble Chief Minister in the upcoming elections from the same constituency.
“Given the sensitivity and importance of the upcoming elections, we believe that a change in the RO is necessary to maintain the integrity of the electoral process in Dehra Assembly Constituency. This step will further strengthen the public trust and confidence in the electoral system. Important to maintain." BJP state office secretary Pramod Thakur wrote.
The BJP also requested the election monitoring body to ensure that the new RO is selected on the basis of integrity, impartiality and ability to discharge duties under law and to prevent any undue influence or interference in the electoral process. All necessary measures should be taken.Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur will contest the Dehra Assembly by-election to be held on July 10.
Thakur, who hails from Dehra, is facing off against BJP candidate and two-time MLA Hoshiar Singh, who had won the seat as an independent candidate in the 2022 assembly elections.
The by-elections in Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh assembly constituencies were necessitated after the resignation of three independent MLAs, who along with six Congress rebels voted in favor of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan on February 27 and later joined the BJP on March 23. They went.
Three independent MLAs submitted their resignations on 22 March.
After the completion of Lok Sabha elections and by-elections on six assembly seats, Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathani accepted his resignation on June 3.
