AAP’s Big Charge On ‘Vote-From-Home’ For Elderly, Poll Body’s Response
New Delhi: Hours after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that BJP workers were accompanying poll officials to the homes of the elderly during the ‘vote-from-home’ exercise, the Chief Electoral Officer has responded that candidates of all parties or their representatives are allowed to join election officials on these home visits. The ruling AAP has shared a video of an elderly woman talking about her ‘vote from home’ experience. In the video, the authenticity of which NDTV cannot verify, the woman is heard saying that five people, including BJP members, were with the poll officials who visited her home. Sharing the video on X, AAP alleged that the BJP, along with the Election Commission, was snatching the voting rights of the people of Delhi. “Today, BJP workers accompanied poll officials during the ‘vote-from-home’ exercise for the elderly. The Election Commission is now openly with the BJP. This is very dangerous for the Indian democracy,” the party said in its post on X. The office of Chief Electoral Officer R Alice Vaz responded to the serious …
