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EG apologises for missing names in Mah voters' list
THE Election Commissionon Friday apologised for the large number of names missing from voters' list in Mumbai. admitting there was a "lapse" even as a blame game erupi-
ed over the matter.
A day after [he U)k Sabha polls in Mumbai. BJP's candidate from Mumbai North East Kiril Somaiya filed a police complaint for "criminal ncgligenceandconspiracy" while Maharashtra Chief Minister Priihivraj Chavan said at least in Mumbai eligible voters should not be so "careless" in checking their names on the website.
"I must apologise and regret that the names of such a large number of our voters has not been found in the list. If a very. very massive operational mistake which should not have happened," Election Commissioner H S Brahma told reporters in Delhi.
"This is some lapse on our part.We should acknowledge it and try
to rectify the who defect." he said. With Assembly elections in Maharashtra due later this year, the EC said those people whose names
are missing can be added when the poll body updates its lists from May 20. The NCP even demanded a CBI probe.
With names of some corporates like HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh missing from the rolls. Chavan's response was, "If you are hoarding an international flight you recheck your reservation 24 hours. Couldn't you get your secretary to check whether your name is there or not one week or four days in advance?
I can understand if slum-dwellers complaint, but why should corporates complain mat their names are
missing. They have been just
ed over the matter.
A day after [he U)k Sabha polls in Mumbai. BJP's candidate from Mumbai North East Kiril Somaiya filed a police complaint for "criminal ncgligenceandconspiracy" while Maharashtra Chief Minister Priihivraj Chavan said at least in Mumbai eligible voters should not be so "careless" in checking their names on the website.
"I must apologise and regret that the names of such a large number of our voters has not been found in the list. If a very. very massive operational mistake which should not have happened," Election Commissioner H S Brahma told reporters in Delhi.
"This is some lapse on our part.We should acknowledge it and try
to rectify the who defect." he said. With Assembly elections in Maharashtra due later this year, the EC said those people whose names
are missing can be added when the poll body updates its lists from May 20. The NCP even demanded a CBI probe.
With names of some corporates like HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh missing from the rolls. Chavan's response was, "If you are hoarding an international flight you recheck your reservation 24 hours. Couldn't you get your secretary to check whether your name is there or not one week or four days in advance?
I can understand if slum-dwellers complaint, but why should corporates complain mat their names are
missing. They have been just
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