TMC accuses EC of 'fraud', says 'accept error in 24 hours'

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress Monday accused Election Commission of "fraud" and claimed there was "duplication of voter card numbers" in electoral rolls. TMC MPs Derek O'Brien, Kirti Azad and Sagarika Ghose demanded that EC "accept the error" in 24 hours and assure to rectify the rolls within 100 days, failing which the party would make more documents public on Tuesday to expose the "scam".

The matter was first highlighted by Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Feb 27.

To mount pressure on EC, TMC is preparing to raise the issue in Parliament with other parties when the House opens for second half of Budget session on March 10. INDIA bloc parties are already in touch with TMC leaders on the issue, sources said.

Sharing a list containing details of 129 voter ID cards from WB and Haryana that had same elector photo identity card (EPIC) number, TMC MPs called it an "Epic scam".

"We want only residents of a state to vote in that state. Voters will not be allowed to vote as their votes will be cast by people with identical EPIC numbers," O'Brien said, adding, "These people will be sneaked in from other states to vote. This is unacceptable."

Amid reports flagging issuance of identical voter card numbers to electors in two different states, EC on Sunday said it would rectify the issue and update its platform.

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