New Delhi,April 23:As Moradabad went to polls on Tuesday, BJP workers at a polling booth in Bilari thrashed a presiding officer until the police intervened to save him.
BJP workers who were beating up the election officer alleged that the presiding officer was asking voters to press the button beside the cycle symbol.
The cycle symbol belongs to Samajwadi Party, which is contesting the elections in alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh.
According to IANS, BJP workers alleged that the officer, Mohd Zubair, was pressurizing women voters to press the ‘cycle button’ of the Samajwadi Party.
The officer was later removed from the booth but no action was taken against the attackers.
In Etah, a number of voters alleged that the presiding officials were pressuring voters to vote for the “cycle”. One such officer, Yogesh Kumar, was taken off duty.
In Rampur, Samajwadi Party leader and Azam Khan’s son Abdullah Azam Khan alleged that over 300 EVMs have malfunctioned in the constituency and the DM is threatening voters.
Both the Election Commission and the Rampur DM has refuted his allegations.
10 Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha seats are voting in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.
